The race to establish a permanent human presence on the moon is entering a new phase, with NASA turning to private space companies to help build the foundation for future lunar settlements. On Tuesday, the agency announced that Blue Origin will play a key role in transporting equipment and exploration vehicles to the moon under a contract worth at least $188 million. The missions are tied to NASA’s long-term Moon Base program, which aims to place astronauts at the lunar South

A new diplomatic controversy is unfolding after President Donald Trump proposed dramatically expanding the Abraham Accords while simultaneously pursuing negotiations with Iran over the ongoing regional conflict. Through posts published Monday on Truth Social, Trump urged several Muslim-majority nations — including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, and Jordan — to formally align with Israel under the U.S.-brokered Abraham Accords framework. He also suggested that I