While it is typical for diplomats to stay on as U.S. presidents — and their political parties — change, Shea’s interim role ...

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Enjoy dark skies for evening observing, then catch a meteor shower and a planetary conjunction in the morning sky this week.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and presidential envoy Steve Witkoff joined other top Ukrainian and European officials ...

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Four of Earth’s neighbors are about to appear in a planetary alignment. Those four planets — Mercury, Venus, Neptune and ...

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Welcome to May 2025 starlights! Get ready for an incredible month filled with magical opportunities and continued shifts.

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After a chaotic free agency period and before looming collective bargaining agreement negotiations, the one thing that is all ...

Meet the author: Dr. Phil Plait is an astronomer, author, and science communicator with a PhD in astronomy at the University ...

Venus, Saturn, and Mercury are full of surprises this month, and they have one more awe-striking display in store. Before ...