Imagine a group of people where some are more famous than others. We'll call these important folks "celebrities" and their status "celebrity weight. " The goal for everyone in this group is to get close to the most famous people while keeping their own costs down. This is what we're calling the "cel
Even when they're orbiting Earth, astronauts still have the right to vote. Voting from space isn't as simple as heading to the local polling station, though. Instead, astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) use NASA's Space Communication and Navigation Program. They start by filling
On Tuesday, a SpaceX Cargo Dragon spacecraft docked at the International Space Station (ISS), just under a day after its launch from Florida. This mission, like many before it, delivered around 2, 700 kilograms of supplies and science experiments to the orbiting laboratory. With this voyage, SpaceX
As Americans voted in the 2024 presidential election, China sent a message through its embassy in the U. S. The Chinese spokesperson, Liu Pengyu, said that China won't interfere in the election, calling it an internal U. S. matter. Instead, China hopes to work with the U. S. , no matter who wins. Th
Ukraine will receive its first NASAMS air defense system from Canada before the end of this year, according to a recent post by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. He shared the good news after talking with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who promised the delivery during their conversati
Imagine you're a comet, braving the fiery dance with the sun. That's what Comet C/2024 S1 tried to do. Discovered in September, this icy wanderer earned itself the nickname "Halloween comet" due to its timing. But as it got closer to the sun, things started to get hot. Really hot. Like, so hot that
In 2025, NASA plans to resume spacewalks on the International Space Station (ISS) after dealing with a leaky spacesuit issue that paused activities in June. The leak happened when astronaut Tracy Dyson encountered coolant problems just before starting a spacewalk. NASA's Bill Spetch mentioned that t
Imagine a cloud that always shows up in the same place, like a pet waiting for you at home. This unique cloud, known as the Taieri Pet, does just that! It's a seven-mile-long, sausage-shaped lenticular cloud that hangs out above Otago, a region in New Zealand's South Island. Locals have been seeing
Have you heard about the boom in China's electric vehicle (EV) market? Analysts are buzzing about its growth and potential. Vincent Sun, an expert from Morningstar, said that China is leading the world in EV sales, with a huge jump to 8 million units sold by the end of September. That's almost half
Have you ever wondered what it's like to be in the public eye from a young age? Barron Trump, the youngest son of former President Donald Trump, is learning this firsthand. At just 18, Barron is already a freshman at New York University and has started making waves in the media world. His older brot
