moon

NASA on Tuesday revealed the astronauts slated to fly the Artemis III Mission set to lift off next year after the successful Artemis II mission, part of the Artemis Program aiming to put humanity back on the Lunar surface with Artemis IV in 2028. NASA Artemis III Crew: Who Are They? The four-member...

The race to gain exposure to the booming commercial space economy is increasingly flowing through ETFs and smaller publicly traded space companies as investors await what could become the largest IPO in history from SpaceX. • Procure Space ETF stock is approaching key resistance levels....

Astrotech Corporation (DE) (NASDAQ:ASTC) shares are up on Wednesday as the company is launching a strategic initiative focused on lunar resource development. • Astrotech stock is approaching key resistance levels. What’s behind ASTC’s new highs? This move comes in the context of...

Walter Isaacson, an advisory partner at Perella Weinberg and the author of ‘Elon Musk‘, shared his insights about the ongoing race to establish a permanent base on the moon. Isaacson predicted that by 2027, space would be the new AI, with the construction of a lunar base. ...

Billionaire Jeff Bezos may be best known for founding e-commerce giant Amazon.com. These days, the billionaire is leading the way at space startup Blue Origin. While some in the space industry are betting on space data centers soon, Bezos is more cautious with the timeline. Data Centers in Space...

Space company Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ:LUNR) looks to continue its momentum and stock gains when the company reports first-quarter financial results Thursday before market open. Here are the earnings estimates, analyst ratings and key items to watch. Intuitive Machines Q1 Earnings Estimates...

Space stocks have experienced liftoff to end 2025 thanks to the potential for a SpaceX IPO in 2026 and an executive order signed by President Donald Trump to boost the sector. A space investing expert tells Benzinga a potential renewed "space race" and defense ambitions could be good for the space...

Is the moon home to $1 trillion worth of precious metals? That's what a new study claims, signalling the possibility of an expensive resource extraction race in the coming years. What Happened: According to a study published in Planetary and Space Science, ancient asteroid strikes deposited...

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood has been a proponent of space industry growth and she may have found her new favorite stock. What Happened: Two Ark Invest ETFs added small positions in Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ:LUNR) to their portfolios on Wednesday, as the space stock soared over the past year and...

A new Benzinga poll shows one stock could be among the highest-growth names in the space sector for 2025. What Happened: Investors expressed high interest in the space sector throughout 2024. Last year, Elon Musk-led SpaceX hit a new valuation of $350 billion. SpaceX is privately owned and harder...

In a bid to expand their businesses, Japanese telecommunications giants Nippon Telegraph and KDDI Corp. are venturing into space. They plan to build high-speed wireless networks in the stratosphere to link the Earth and the moon. What Happened: NTT, Japan’s largest telecom carrier, announced...

China is set to launch an ambitious mission to the far side of the moon, marking a significant step in its lunar exploration program and potentially setting the stage for a crewed landing and the establishment of a lunar base. What Happened: China is preparing to launch a robotic spacecraft to the...

While Android phones may have the edge for nightscape photography, the latest iPhone 15 series has vastly improved its ability to capture stunning night sky shots. Despite the jokes about iPhones struggling with astrophotography, there are several ways to get impressive moon shots and celestial...

A space company founded by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, which has already taken over 30 people to outer space, is planning another human flight after several delays and setbacks for the New Shepard program. What Happened: Blue Origin has taken 31 astronauts into space, including Bezos and his...

Those who follow the exploits of Elon Musk are likely familiar with the Tesla CEO’s other business ventures, including SpaceX. But for all the billionaire’s talk about colonizing Mars and the moon, it’s a Tesla rival moving forward with plans to power lunar vehicles. What Happened...