With the recent news that two Californians died of COVID-19 in February, three weeks earlier than the United States’ first known death from the disease, it has become clear that the coronavirus was
The Arecibo Observatory captured this radar image of the big asteroid 1998 OR2 on April 18, 2020. 1998 OR2 will fly by Earth at a distance of 3.9 million miles (6.3 million kilometers) on April 29. We’ve now got a…
An artist’s depiction of a star brushing past a black hole. This black hole’s parents never told it not to play with its food. An astronomer thinks he’s spotted a stellar corpse known as a white dwarf sending out blazes…
Historic downtown Charleston. Last updated on May 1 at 6:35 p.m. E.T. South Carolina is reporting 6,258 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 256 deaths associated with the virus, according to the state’s Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC). As…
The George Washington statue at the Public Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Last updated May 1 at 6:46 pm E.D.T. As of April 28, Massachusetts is reporting 64,311 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 3,716 deaths associated with the virus, according to the…
Sun Valley in Idaho. Last updated on May 2 at 9:05 a.m. E.D.T. Idaho currently has 2,035 total cases of COVID-19, according to Idaho public health officials. To date, 1,215 people have recovered, 178 have been hospitalized, 76 have been…