Gwyneth Paltrow reportedly had a valid reason for taking up the role of “temporary spokesperson” at Astronomer. Her ...

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It’s easy to make fun of Goop. But as biographer Amy Odell discovered, Gwyneth Paltrow is an innovator who mastered the Attention Economy.

Betelgeuse needs no introduction. Besides having its name borrowed by the ghost with the most, this 10-million-year-old red ...

What could we choose as the seven most remarkable celestial objects visible either with our eyes or with a small telescope?

Hidden high in the White Mountains of eastern California, a gnarled, weathered tree quietly holds a staggering secret — it’s nearly 5,000 years old.

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The tsunami wave from an anticipated earthquake off the West Coast could reach 100 feet and permanently flood parts of the coast.

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Chile's Vera Rubin observatory is named for the astronomer who changed the way we think about how galaxies move.