Tag: stellar

‘Stellar tanning salon’ brings light of alien suns to Earth

A few lucky folks have now had their skin kissed by the light of alien suns. That light was generated here on Earth, at the world’s first “stellar tanning salon,” which opened this week at the Festival of the Future in Munich, Germany. The salon’s lamps simulate the spectra of a variety of stars, from […]

‘Stellar Dreams’ project gifting 100 telescopes to 100 families (exclusive)

An illuminating new program has stargazers and science educators aglow with inspiration. That program, called Stellar Dreams, is run by the nonprofit organization The Science Haven. It will give away 100 telescopes, with the goal of spurring interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) in underrepresented and underprivileged families. Founded by molecular biologist Raven […]

Space janitor Astroscale enjoys stellar stock debut

STORY: The Earth is ringed with a growing cloud of junk, made up of dead satellites and the like. And some see an opportunity in the mess. Wednesday saw a stellar stock market debut for Japanese startup Astroscale. Its shares jumped 51% in early trades. The firm has won government backing from Japan, the U.S. […]

Wall Street bets on stellar quarterly results from Nvidia

By Arsheeya Bajwa (Reuters) – Wall Street is betting on a blowout quarterly report from Nvidia on Wednesday, with its stock near record highs as investors look for evidence that the AI chipmaker can maintain its explosive growth and stay ahead of rivals. The results will be the latest test for Wall Street’s picks-and-shovels trade […]

Chinese EV maker Zeekr soars nearly 35% in stellar US market debut

By Niket Nishant, Echo Wang and Sarah Wu (Reuters) -Zeekr’s shares rose almost 35% above their initial public offering price on Friday in a strong start for the electric-vehicle maker, the first major U.S. market debut by a China-based company since 2021. The company successfully pulled off its U.S. flotation as it seeks to stand […]