The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage started the decade at about 7.5% in 1971 (the earliest year for which data is available), according to Freddie Mac. By 1979, the rate had risen to an average of ...

Astronomers spend careers watching stars collapse and explode, but an eruption spotted in July pushed beyond anything seen before. The event, called GRB 250702B, released high-energy radiation for ...