"The phenomenon is highly repeatable. We discovered an unplanned new technique for identifying objects entering the earth's atmosphere."

The financial technology platform Rocket Companies has acquired the Mr. Cooper Group mortgage company, which creates an entity that will represent nearly 20% of all mortgages in the United States.

AST SpaceMobile's case is more singular than those described above. Like Rocket Lab and Planet Labs, the company builds its satellites in the U.S., and presumably sources parts from around the world. As tariffs on imported satellite parts get hiked, AST's cost of producing satellites would presumably also rise.

The Spectrum rocket's first test flight lasted 30 seconds but researchers say it will still provide useful data.

A Bitcoin investor's privately funded SpaceX mission has made history by launching the first-ever human spaceflight over both poles, combining adventure, science, and a bold new orbital path.

German startup Isar Aerospace launched its Spectrum rocket from the Andøya spaceport on Sunday at 6:30 a.m. ET for its first test flight. The rocket successfully lifted off from its launchpad and spent around 30 seconds in the air before it started falling back down toward the Arctic Ocean,

Rocket Companies has agreed to buy Mr Cooper for $9.4bn, in a deal that will create a US mortgage giant at an uncertain time for the US real estate market. The all-stock transaction will put fintech company Rocket in control of a loan book worth $2.