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International Space Station Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the International Space Station (ISS), a station operated by a partnership of five space agencies from 15 countries. Information on ISS crews and expeditions can be found here. Statistics The ISS...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, June 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...

Sranan Gold
Investor Insight Sranan Gold offers early-stage exposure to a high-impact gold discovery in Suriname’s Guiana Shield, one of the world’s most underexplored gold belts. Backed by the same technical team behind some of the region’s largest gold...

UK-France MicroCarb satellite launches to transform CO2 monitoring
The satellite lifted off aboard a Vega-C rocket from Kourou, French Guiana, and is now orbiting 650km above Earth. Backed by a £15m investment from the UK Space Agency, this mission marks a significant advancement in global climate data...

UK Space Agency backs climate monitoring satellite with £15m
The UK Space Agency has provided a £15m investment for the MicroCarb satellite, a joint initiative from Britain and France to monitor climate data. Launched over the weekend via the Vega-C rocket from French Guiana, the MicroCarb has become...

Investing in Space: Space IPOs are rearing their heads again
CNBC's Investing in Space newsletter offers a view into the business of space exploration and privatization, delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up to receive future editions. Stock market information at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US,...

Why The US Launches Spaceships From Both Florida And California
For decades, space travel has endured as one of humanity's most remarkable achievements. To launch a shuttle, be it full of human beings or without life of any kind, into space for observation, exploration, or any other purpose, is a concept only...

The long and winding road to Skyrora's rocket launch milestone
At the same time, the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has dramatically curtailed Russia's capacity to conduct missions as the number of launches from its soil has fallen from 339 in 2021 to just 19 in 2023 and 17 in 2024. Europe has been...

Nous, le Climat at BAP! Île-de-France: sensing climate at the table
Across histories and cultures, the table has long operated as more than a surface, often doubling up as a tool for cultural and communal transmission. Whether used for sharing meals, stories or arriving at decisions, the table gathers people,...

Airbus satellite launches with Irish navigation tech
In a recent test, NASA utilised an AI payload developed by Ubotica to show that the tech can help orbiting spacecraft provide better data. Airbus’ latest generation (Constellation Optique 3D) CO3D satellites are set to launch today (25 July)...
These Are the Biggest Ants in the World
Largest ants - bullet ant© iStock.com/AtelopusAlmost wherever you go on Earth, you will find ants! The only places that do not have any are Antarctica, Greenland, Iceland, and some island nations. Not only are they widespread, but there are also...

World’s top intelligence chief believes aliens could exist but refuses to show evidence
The world’s top intelligence chief has said she believes aliens could exist - but refused to say what evidence she has seen that led her to that conclusion. In a bombshell interview US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard became the...

Elon Musk says xAI is targeting 50 million 'H100 equivalent' AI GPUs in five years — 230k GPUs, including 30k GB200s already reportedly operational for training Grok
Leading AI companies have been bragging about the number of GPUs they use or plan to use in the future. Just yesterday, OpenAI announced plans to build infrastructure to power two million GPUs, but now Elon Musk has revealed even more colossal...

10 Things That Don't Make Sense In Jurassic World Rebirth
John Hammond had a dream (and a potential viable business with Jurassic Park), but "Jurassic World Rebirth" proves it'll always turn into a nightmare. Sorry, but humans and dinosaurs aren't meant to coexist — and don't go blaming the dino-buddies...

Theobald: Delay won’t break our spirit; T&T U15s head to Concacaf tourney without Tobagonian right back
The Trinidad and Tobago Boys National Under-15 Team finally departed yesterday for the Concacaf Boys’ Under-15 Championship in Aruba—two days late and a player short. The young Soca Warriors were due in Aruba by Saturday 2 August while their first...

Suriname, Guyana sign MoU to boost bilateral tourism
In a significant milestone for regional tourism development, the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) and the Suriname Hotel and Tourism Association (SHATA) on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Roraima Duke...

A dark, bittersweet brew: Mridula Ramesh spills the beans on coffee
About a thousand years ago, in the mountains of Ethiopia, a shepherd boy named Kaldi saw his goats acting strangely. The next day, he followed and saw them eat red berries growing in clumps on a short tree with waxy, dark-green leaves, sheltered...

UK and France launch Europe’s first urban area CO2 emissions monitoring satellite
Europe’s first urban area CO₂ emissions monitoring satellite has been launched in a collaborative mission between the UK and France attempting to further understand how the world’s climate is changing. The MicroCarb missions was developed between...

UK-French satellite launches to transform climate monitoring
31 July 2025 RAL Space has played a key role in the development of critical components for Europe’s first dedicated carbon dioxide (CO2) monitoring satellite. The world is set to benefit from more accurate climate data as the groundbreaking...

T&T U-15 Boys struggling for flights to Aruba, with Concacaf tourney kicking off this weekend
Less than 72 hours before the Concacaf Boys’ Under-15 Championship kicks off across Costa Rica, Aruba and Curaçao, the Trinidad and Tobago outfit remain in Trinidad without a departure date. The Concacaf Championship kicks off on Saturday while...