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Intuitive Machines Inc (NASDAQ:LUNR) shares are rising in extended trading Wednesday after the company was awarded a Lunar Terrain Vehicle contract with NASA. What To Know: NASA awarded Intuitive Machines $30 million as a prime contractor to complete a Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services Feasibility...

The White House has instructed NASA to create a universal time standard for the moon and other celestial bodies. This move is designed to establish global space norms as the race to the moon intensifies. What Happened: According to a memo, the White House’s Office of Science and Technology...

China has successfully launched a satellite to facilitate communication for its upcoming lunar missions. What Happened: The satellite, named Queqiao-2, was launched on Wednesday by China. It will serve as a communication bridge between Earth and an upcoming mission on the far side of the moon,...

Major U.S. stock indices ended Thursday in the green with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing higher by 1.2% at 39,069.11. The S&P 500 rose 2.1% at 5,087.03, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained nearly 3% at 16,041.62. These are the top stocks that gained the attention of retail traders and...

The United States has made a triumphant return to the moon, thanks to a successful landing by a private spacecraft. The robotic lander, Odysseus, built by Houston-based company Intuitive Machines Inc (NASDAQ:LUNR), touched down near the lunar south pole on Thursday evening. What Happened: This...

Bitcoin's (CRYPTO: BTC) tentative Moon arrival date is Feb. 23, 2024. What Happened: According to Finance Feeds, crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX is loading a physical Bitcoin — engraved with a public address (1MoonBTCixFH3XTrWRCbMpK23o74nQrA1Q) and a private key — aboard a...

Even as the leading cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) dip, the popular meme-inspired digital currency Dogecoin (DOGE) has bucked the trend with a 5% increase.  What Happened: This growth comes after an announcement said that Dogecoin is scheduled for a lunar...

Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has confirmed plans to launch a Russian space station by 2027, to ensure the nation’s consistent presence in space. This announcement comes amid the country’s ongoing efforts to remain a key player in manned space flight. What Happened: As detailed in...

Reddit, the popular social media platform, is planning to eliminate its crypto-powered “Community Points” reward tokens, according to a report by TechCrunch.  What Happened: The tokens, which were introduced three years ago, aimed to incentivize high-quality contributions from...

This story was first published on the Benzinga India portal. Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gave a nod of approval to India’s Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission, especially when he learned it’s cheaper than the production cost of the film ‘Interstellar’. “Good for...

Russia’s Luna-25 mission crash-landed on the moon, ending the first Russian lunar mission in nearly half a century. What Happened: According to Politico, the Luna-25, which was launched on August 10, crashed into the moon nine days later due to a malfunction during...

In the picturesque town of Lagos, nestled along Portugal’s Algarve region, Didi Taihuttu starts his days on the rooftop of his villa, absorbed in cryptocurrency price charts.  This 45-year-old Dutch investor made headlines in 2017 when he exchanged his family’s possessions,...

NASA and the Canadian Space Agency named the four astronauts who will be part of their Artemis II mission on Monday. What Happened: NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Hammock Koch, and CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen shall be part of the...

Finnish telecom major Nokia (NYSE:NOK) plans to send 4G network equipment to the moon, riding on a rocket made by Elon Musk‘s SpaceX. If all goes well, high-speed internet could be a reality on Earth’s only natural satellite this year. What Happened: Nokia's...

Space infrastructure company Axiom Space, on Wednesday, unveiled the prototype of the spacesuit that astronauts will wear during NASA's Artemis III mission. This is NASA’s first human mission to the lunar south pole. What Happened: Axiom Space revealed the prototype of the spacesuit called...