The escalating rivalry between the world’s two most powerful countries, which has spread across the globe in recent years, has now expanded beyond the earthly, into the realms of the heavenly. As China has become deeply embroiled in strategic competition with the US – while heading towards outright hostilities with other regional neighbors – Washington’s … Read more
WENCHANG SPACE LAUNCH SITE, China — China launched an unmanned lunar spacecraft Friday in a unique mission to bring back samples from the far side of the moon, the latest step in a rapidly advancing Chinese space program that is boosting competition with the United States and others. Chang’e 6 lifted off on time at … Read more
Editor’s note: Douglas Brinkley is the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Chair in the Humanities and professor of history at Rice University. He is the author of “American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race.” The CNN Original Series “Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight” reveals the events that ultimately led to disaster. The four-part … Read more
Editor’s Note: Douglas Brinkley is the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Chair in the Humanities and professor of history at Rice University. He is the author of “American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race.” The CNN Original Series “Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight” reveals the events that ultimately led to disaster. The four-part … Read more
On April 8, 2024, a series of cities, from Texas to Ohio to Maine, will be in the direct path of a total solar eclipse. But instead of having just one day to take in the historic minutes as the sky darkens, one festival lasts several days in Central Texas. What organizers call a ‘heavenly … Read more
In February, Uruguay became the 36th country to sign the Artemis Accords, a set of non-binding principles to drive responsible action on the moon. The agreements were reached and formulated in 2020 by NASA, in coordination with the US Department of State. Since that time, there has been a steady pace of countries signing the … Read more
As emerging technology explodes onto the scene and interest in space exploration continues, investors are wondering where they can best gain exposure to the space economy. ProcureAM co-founder and CEO Andrew Chanin joins Yahoo Finance to discuss Procure’s Space ETF (UFO) and why investors should consider adding it as interest in space exploration gains momentum. … Read more