Space Junk Impacting

Here’s what junk bonds are saying now about the value of Treasury bonds

High-yield bond holders aren’t asking for much of a premium above ultra-safe U.S. Treasurys. Time to own quality.

MarketWatch - 1h

Risk of falling space junk impacting planes is growing, experts warn

Some high-density airspace regions could have as high as a 26% of being affected by an uncontrolled rocket body reentry.

CBS News - 8h

‘I can’t order 100 pieces of junk for $15?’: How Trump’s tariff will hit fast-fashion devotees

The 10% levy on goods imported from China closes a loophole used by Temu and Shein. Experts say it may only tighten their grip on Americans. Vivi Armacost loves Temu . She uses the Chinese online ...

The Guardian - 1d

The impact from bird flu spreads

After H5N1, the current strain of bird flu, reached the United States in 2022, more than 148 million chickens, turkeys and other farm birds have been euthanized. Since last year, when the virus ...

CBS News - 3d

Trump’s plan to destroy nuclear missiles with space lasers

US president orders work on defence shield going beyond Ronald Reagan’s ‘Star Wars’ programme

Financial Times - 6d

EU foreign policy chief fears future war in space

Yahoo News - Jan. 29

Amanda Nguyen on making history as first Vietnamese woman in space

Amanda Nguyen, a civil rights activist and astronaut, is set to become the first Vietnamese and Southeast Asian woman to travel to space. Nguyen, who fought for the rights of sexual assault ...

CBS News - Jan. 29

Trump asks Musk to bring back two astronauts ‘stranded’ on space station

Nasa says Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams are not stranded and will return to Earth by end of March. Donald Trump has asked Elon Musk’s SpaceX to bring back two astronauts “stranded” in space, ...

The Guardian - Jan. 29

Britain takes stake in SpaceX rival Orbex to boost space ambitions

The U.K. government has invested £20 million in Orbex, a Scottish spaceflight startup aiming to rival Elon Musk's SpaceX.

CNBC - Jan. 29

Trump asks Musk to 'go get' NASA astronauts stuck in space

President Trump said Tuesday that he “asked Elon Musk and @SpaceX to ‘go get’ the 2 brave astronauts who have been virtually abandoned in space.” “I have just asked Elon Musk and @SpaceX to 'go ...

The Hill - Jan. 29

Astronaut stuck in space "trying to remember what it's like to walk"

Astronaut Suni Williams said she's trying to remember what it's like to walk after being stuck in space for almost seven months.

CBS News - Jan. 27

Blue Origin’s New Glenn launch ups the ante on the commercial space race

The successful launch represents a triumph for the rival rocket company to Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

The Hill - Jan. 26

Space-sector IPOs set to take off as industry braces for a busy 2025

Fortuna Investments CEO Justus Parmar expects to see “a new vintage of space companies that hit the market” in 2025.

MarketWatch - Jan. 25

Michelle Yeoh returns to space as as Emperor Georgiou in "Star Trek: Section 31"

Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh steps back into the Star Trek universe as Emperor Georgiou, leading Paramount+'s new film, "Star Trek: Section 31."

CBS News - Jan. 23

SpaceX Lobbying Could Prompt Trump to Axe National Space Council

Administration insiders suggest the president may get rid of the White House advisory body, which SpaceX’s top lobbyist calls ‘a waste of time.’

Inc. - Jan. 22

Scientists detect chirping cosmic waves in an unexpected part of space

Scientists have detected cosmic waves that sound like chirping birds in an unexpected place

ABC News - Jan. 22

This Company Wants to Build a Space Station That Has Artificial Gravity

Founded by crypto guru Jed McCaleb, Vast Space will run two missions to the International Space Station and aims to launch its first space station, Haven-1, by the end of 2025.

Wired - Jan. 22

The Federal RTO Crackdown Prompts a Scramble for Office Space

The General Services Administration must find workspaces for 2.3 million civil servants ordered back to offices full time—while also carrying out Trump’s pending order to sell off two-thirds of the ...

Inc. - Jan. 22

SpaceX's moon launch marks another win for private space companies

While SpaceX is not the sole new launch company, it has set the pace for reducing the cost and increasing the reliability of space launches.

The Hill - Jan. 19

Welcome to the Wellness Era: Gyms Are the New Third Space

Gyms aren’t just a place to work out anymore. They’re now where people hang out and create community.

Inc. - Jan. 18

How the ceasefire deal will impact Gaza

Even with a ceasefire deal on the horizon, the 15-month war in Gaza has left the Palestinian territory in ruins. Emergency medicine physician Dr. Thaer Ahmad joins "The Daily Report" to discuss his ...

CBS News - Jan. 16

Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin has entered the orbital space race. What it means for SpaceX and the space industry.

The Amazon founder’s space company marked a major milestone Thursday with the first test flight of its New Glenn rocket.

MarketWatch - Jan. 16

Junk food turns public villain as power shifts in Washington

Some Trump insiders are ready to take on the food industry. It remains to be seen whether their entrée will result in any meaningful change in government oversight of "Big Food" — or on American ...

CBS News - Jan. 16

Jeff Bezos' rocket challenges Elon Musk's space dominance

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's space company blasts its first rocket into orbit in a challenge to Elon Musk.

BBC News - Jan. 16

U.S.-China Rivalry Could Boost Space Startup Funding

After commercial space startups pulled in $8.6 billion in 2024, more venture capital firms are likely to make investments in new companies as Sino-Amercian tensions go orbital.

Inc. - Jan. 15

2 privately built moon landers carried into space by SpaceX rocket

Firefly's "Blue Moon" and ispace's "Resilience" are the latest in an ongoing push to gain private-sector experience exploring the moon.

CBS News - Jan. 15

Bezos 'very optimistic' about Trump's space agenda

Jeff Bezos, owner of aerospace company Blue Origin, expressed optimism about the incoming Trump administration's space policy, emphasizing on Sunday he is not concerned over competitor Elon Musk's ...

The Hill - Jan. 13

TikTok ban could create a valuable prize: users’ brain space

For Mark Zuckerberg the biggest coup would be to buy the video app outright

Financial Times - Jan. 13

The risks of ‘space junk’ are clear: what goes up, might well come back down on top of you | Patrick Schröder

As commercial space activity ramps up, detritus from launches poses a risk to active satellites and those of us down on Earth. Last month, people in a small village in Kenya looked to the sky and ...

The Guardian - Jan. 13

Moon over Mars? Congress is determined to kill Elon Musk’s space dream.

The Trump ally wants the U.S. to forgo the lunar surface for the red planet. He faces one problem: Congress.

Politico - Jan. 13

Trump can use Russia’s space program to end the war in Ukraine

Trump could sweeten the deal by making Putin an offer he can’t refuse.

The Hill - Jan. 12

Your iPhone Storage Is Full Again. Do This to Reclaim Space.

How to deal with photos and software updates that are eating up gigabytes.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 12

How a freak space junk crash baffled residents and sparked concern

The Kenyan villagers surprised by falling satellite debris heralding a new year full of surprises.

BBC News - Jan. 12

China has ample fiscal space to bolster growth this year

Yahoo News - Jan. 10

Satellite videos show explosive growth of California fires from space

Timelapse footage published by the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere shows how the Palisades and Eaton Fires ignited and rapidly grew over the last two days.

CBS News - Jan. 8

Satellite images of LA fires show "heat blooms" from space

Satellite imagery captured the rapid growth of the fires burning in Los Angeles County. KCAL assignment manager Mark Liu shares infrared satellite data, which shows heat signatures and activity ...