Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Gracie Abrams and a host of other music acts will headline the FireAid benefit concerts later this month in Inglewood, California, in response to the Los Angeles County wildfires.
Why it matters: All proceeds from FireAid on Thursday, Jan. 30, will go toward short-term relief efforts and long-term initiatives to prevent future fire disasters.
Only 12 people have walked on the Moon — but in a new era of commercial space exploration, a nonprofit dedicated to safeguarding treasured sites is warning about threats to historic Moon landing locations.
The big picture: The World Monuments Fund listed an at-risk site beyond the Earth's surface for the first time in this year's World Monuments Watch, a nomination-based list released biennially to raise awareness of heritage sites in need of preservation.
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launched its massive new rocket into space Thursday, successfully reaching orbit on its very first test flight.
Why it matters: The successful launch of the New Glenn rocket came after several delays and marks an important milestone for the company, which had previously only flown suborbital flights.
