Satellite begins 1.6 million km journey into deep space

A SpaceX rocket blasted off on February 11th to put a US satellite into deep space, where it will keep tabs on solar storms and image Earth from nearly 1.6 million km away. Video: Reuters

US and Ukraine sign minerals deal

US treasury secretary Scott Bessent announced the deal on X, saying it “signals the Trump Administration’s commitment to a free, sovereign, prosperous Ukraine."