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Researchers using two of humanity’s most powerful observatories — NASA’s James Webb and Hubble Space Telescopes — have definitively shown that Terzan 5 is not a globular star cluster as it was once classified, offering new insight into how galaxies like our own form and evolve over time. A globular…

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have switched on NASA’s newly upgraded Cold Atom Lab, a one-of-a-kind facility designed to improve how scientists explore the fundamental workings of matter and develop new quantum technologies. By leveraging the unique environment of microgravity in space, the lab can accomplish cutting-edge science impossible…

SpaceNews maintains this global list of space unicorns using public disclosures, company statements, conversations with sources and reports from around the world. Few have publicly disclosed their valuations, and others are included based on SpaceNews reporting or third-party reports. Read more about how we maintain this list. LATEST UPDATE: Muon…

SpaceX shares popped about 4% on Tuesday, as Elon Musk's rocket builder continued its meteoric rise following a record-breaking IPO on Friday. With the skyrocketing share price, SpaceX briefly overtook Microsoft in market cap, becoming the fourth-largest company by valuation in the U.S. SpaceX's market cap touched $2.94 trillion in…

Katalyst Space Technologies plans to launch its first Nexus GEO satellite servicing mission in 2027. Credit: Katalyst Space Technologies WASHINGTON — Satellite servicing startup Katalyst Space Technologies has raised $12 million for a geosynchronous orbit demonstration as its mission to boost the orbit of a NASA observatory nears launch. Katalyst…

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The Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, on Monday led a high-level Nigerian delegation to welcome former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, GCFR, at the ongoing African Air Transport Convention and Expo 2026 in Lomé, Republic of Togo. The landmark aviation gathering has attracted leading…

197,887 plays | Steve Huffman | TED2026 • April 2026 The internet was created to connect us, yet many people feel more alone than ever. Reddit cofounder and CEO Steve Huffman explores how social media rewards performance over participation — and offers a timely case for an internet built like…

"Earthset" captured through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:41 p.m. EDT, April 6, 2026, during the Artemis 2 crew’s flyby of the Moon (Image credit: NASA) The world followed the exploits of NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission in near real-time thanks to a high-tech laser link between the astronauts and…

My hot take: cozy mysteries are even better when they’re queer. Quozy mysteries, as they’ve been dubbed, feature queer characters solving crimes. Because the mysteries are cozy, the crimes are typically rather bloodless and done off the page. And the settings of the books are more evocative than gritty. More…