Here’s a trick question: How many moons does Earth have? And to be clear, I mean natural satellites, not human-made ones.I remind you, this is a trick question.The answer is one—the moon. See? Tricky. But there’s another part to this: if you change your frame of reference and squint a little bit, the answer is…

When added to corticosteroids, treatment with the investigational agent givinostat led to statistically and clinical meaningful benefits in ambulatory children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) compared with placebo, including reduced decline of muscle function and strength, results from the phase 3 EPIDYS trial show. Although results in the four-stair climb assessment from baseline to 72 weeks,…

Active asteroids behave dynamically like asteroids but display comet-like comae. These objects are poorly understood, with fewer than 60 identified to date. Minor planets with activity discoveries resulting from the Active Asteroids project: (a-f) active asteroids and main-belt comet candidates; (g) an active Centaur; (h-l) active active quasi-Hilda asteroids; (m-t) Jupiter-family comets. Image credit: Chandler…