James Altucher:

First-Ever Asteroid Mining Mission Loses Contact With Earth

Last week, California-based space company AstroForge launched what it claimed was the first "commercial deep space mission in history." The company's plan was to send its washing machine-sized spacecraft, dubbed Odin, to visit an asteroid millions of miles from Earth and scout it as a potential mining site.

But hours after the spacecraft lifted off atop a SpaceX rocket — alongside Intuitive Machines' Athena lunar lander — the AstroForge team encountered issues while trying to communicate with the probe. Then, less than 24 hours following launch, the team lost contact entirely.

Odin made it over 186,000 miles away from home. The spacecraft did manage to unfold its solar panels and likely started charging, but the polarization on Odin's antennas was "wrong" which meant no data could get through.

AstroForge, which demonstrated a successful satellite into orbit in 2023, is still troubleshooting Odin. Beyond Odin, AstroForge is already eyeing an asteroid landing mission, dubbed Vestri, despite the major challenges with its current probe.

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Davis Wilson:

Trump Tariffs Create Trade Opportunities

Yesterday, new U.S. tariffs on Mexico and Canada officially went into effect. The 25% tariffs on our two closest trading partners, along with an additional 10% tariff on Chinese imports, rattled markets.

Stocks began trading yesterday by tumbling across the board as traders digested the economic impact of these policies. But as I’ve told you before, this kind of broad-market panic often creates incredible buying opportunities.

I love buying high-quality companies that get dragged down by news that has nothing to do with their business. And that’s exactly the setup we have today with Meta Platforms (META), Uber Technologies (UBER), and Fannie Mae (FNMA).

If you already own these stocks, sit tight. And if you don’t own them yet, consider this your buy alert. Because the market is handing us a gift, and opportunities like this don’t last forever. Click the link below for my take on each trade!

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Ray Blanco:

Surgeons Implant Teeth in Patients’ Eyes To Restore Vision

A trio of Canadians are on track to become the country’s first residents to have their eyesight restored thanks in part to their teeth. Osteo-odonto keratoprosthesis, more commonly known as “tooth-in-eye” surgery, involves harvesting the body’s strongest natural substance to craft a specialized lens implant for patients with severe corneal blindness.

Pioneered in the early 1960s, tooth-in-eye surgery entails extracting a tooth, shaving it down into a lamina, fitting it with a lens, and then sewing the implant into the side of a patient’s cheek. After that, the following surgery removes the scar tissue from the patient’s eye and replaces it with healthy lamina tissue harvested from the cheek.

Tooth-in-eye surgery remains a comparatively rare procedure even 60 years after its development, but advocates hope the newest success stories can help popularize the treatment option for some of the most difficult cases of blindness.

Despite potential complications, tooth-in-eye surgery maintains a high success rate across the 10 countries in which it has been performed. A 2022 study, determined around 94% of implant recipients could still see even 27 years after their surgeries.

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