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US ​President Donald Trump pardons a turkey in Washington, D.C., USA, on Nov. 25, 2025.
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Five stories to be thankful for

Although not all of our global readers celebrate Thanksgiving, it’s still good to remind ourselves that while the world offers plenty of fodder for doomscrolling and despair, there are still lots of things to be grateful for too.

Next Giant Leap: The two trillion dollar opportunity | GZERO Blue Circle x MDA Space | Image of the moon
Next Giant Leap

The two trillion dollar opportunity

On Next Giant Leap, hosts Mike Massimino and Mike Greenley are joined by Alex MacDonald, former Chief Economist at NASA, to discuss the surprising history of private investment in the space industry, the current boom, and getting a job in the space world.

John Green pulled a friend's body from a building in Plantersville, Ala., on Sunday, March 16, 2025, after a a deadly overnight tornado hit the area.​
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Hard Numbers: US storms kill dozens, South Africa's ambassador shown the door, Astronauts to return, Club fire leaves scores dead, Trump takes aim at journalists, Mexicans remember the missing

A woman is consoled as she cries during a prayer ceremony for the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami on the 20th anniversary of the disaster, at Pattinapakkam beach in Chennai, India, on Dec. 26, 2024.
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Hard Numbers: World remembers Tsunami, Reform UK membership surpasses Tories, Pakistani military court sentences dozens, Hockey hits skids in Canada, Americans tune out the news, NASA “touches” Sun

US presidential debate: More risk for Biden than Trump
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US presidential debate: More risk for Biden than Trump

What do you expect from the first Trump-Biden debate? With formal EU membership talks beginning, is Ukraine closer to accession? China just brought back rocks from the far side of the moon. The first time that's happened. Are we in a new Space Race? Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week on World In :60.

FILE PHOTO: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves towards his supporters during a roadshow as part of an election campaign, in Kolkata, India, May 28, 2024.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: India’s exit polls, China’s moonshot, America’s launch woes, African gold

Jörg Prophet, AfD candidate for mayor in Nordhausen, stands in the city center.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: German far right comes up short, Ukraine dreams of drones, a space rock arrives on earth, world trade slows

Next Giant Leap | The future of space: congested and contested | GZERO in partnership with MDA Space
Next Giant Leap

The future of space: congested and contested

Listen: Space might be a big place but the United Nations regards it as ‘congested, contested and competitive’. This latest episode of Next Giant Leap, a podcast produced by GZERO Media in partnership with the space company MDA Space, explores the threats and tensions as space becomes busier and of greater strategic importance for an increasing number of countries.

Next Giant Leap | The satellite revolution in Low Earth Orbit | GZERO in partnership with MDA Space | image of the Moon in space
Next Giant Leap

The satellite revolution in Low Earth Orbit

Listen: In the last twenty-five years, the number of active satellites orbiting the Earth has increased from about 500 to 8,000. The latest episode of the Next Giant Leap podcast explores the exponential increase in satellites which are being launched into Low Earth orbit (LEO). This is the zone of space between about 100 and 1200 miles above the Earth.

Next Giant Leap podcast | Artermis and the lunar economy | GZERO - In partnership with MDA Space | image of the moon in space
Next Giant Leap

Artemis and the lunar economy

Listen: There is a big difference between NASA’s current Artemis program and its Apollo program of five decades ago. This time, there is a long-term plan for humans on the moon. In the latest episode of the podcast series Next Giant Leap, NASA astronaut Raja Chari tells host Kevin Fong that the most valuable known resource on the moon is water ice, which could be used to sustain life in lunar bases.