Keith Urban has reportedly taken on a cruise ship performance to help cover costs following his high-profile divorce from Nicole Kidman, the kind of booking, sources say, he would never have considered during their 19-year marriage.

The country star performed at the Top Shelf Country Cruise, sailing from Florida to the Bahamas between 27 February and 6 March. 

An insider told New Idea that the gig was very much a practical decision.

“Cruise ships are not exactly the dream gig, but they pay the bills — and it gives Keith something to focus on,” the source said. 

“It’s the kind of gig that Keith would have turned his nose up at during his marriage to Nicole Kidman. He’s trying to stay busy now that his divorce is finalised.”

Urban, 58, has a reported net worth of $75 million, but those close to him have suggested that divorce lawyer fees may have put a dent in his cash flow. 

With Kidman’s reported net worth sitting at $250 million, the financial stakes of the split were considerable. 

“When there’s that much money involved in a split, the lawyers don’t come cheap, regardless of the outcome,” the source explained, adding that smaller bookings help keep things ticking over in the meantime.

Longer term, though, the picture is said to be more positive. 

Urban is reportedly working on “exciting plans” for the second half of 2026, with the source saying he “has every intention of ending 2026 the exact opposite of how it started, on a total high.”

Page Six confirmed in September that Urban and Kidman had separated after nearly two decades together. 

Kidman filed for divorce the day after the news broke, citing irreconcilable differences. 

The divorce was finalised in January, with both parties waiving rights to child and spousal support. 

Kidman was approved as the primary residential parent for their two daughters, Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 14.

Kidman has spoken briefly about the situation, telling Variety earlier this month: “We are a family, and that’s what we’ll continue to be.”

Scientists from a private space company are planning a controversial yet daring move to land on a dangerous asteroid as it leaps past Earth in three years’ time.

The space rock, dubbed Apophis, was first discovered in 2004 and is expected to make a close pass by Earth in 2029.

Previous calculations suggested a 2.7 percent chance of the asteroid colliding with Earth and potentially destroying an area nearly the size of a city.

However, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) scientists ruled out the potential risk of any impact for the foreseeable future.

The United States (U.S.)-based company ExLabs announced ambitious plans to send two landers to attempt a touchdown on the space rock as it passes nearly 32,000km from Earth.

Co-founder and Chief Science Officer Miguel Pascual said: “The main goal is to gain images from the surface of the asteroid,” adding, “There’s some really exciting science that can happen.”

ExLabs said that its mothership spacecraft, scheduled for launch in 2028, will carry 10 spacecraft, including two landers.

The space company plans to deploy a lander the size of a shoe box, which will continue taking pictures as it descends at a speed of 10 centimeters per second. The lander is expected to attempt a touchdown within an hour of deployment.

For context, a lander is a type of spacecraft designed to descend from orbit, pass through an atmosphere (if present), and make a soft, controlled landing on the surface of a celestial body.

To ensure Earth’s safety and no change in the asteroid’s orbit, ExLabs plans to execute the mission a week after Apophis’s flyby of Earth.

Prince William and Princess Kate’s office released a heartwarming video of the future monarch as he honoured loved ones on Tuesday during the investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle.

On Tuesday, March 24, the Palace issued update on the event hours after the Prince and Princess of Wales’ trusted nanny received a special royal honour from William.

The video, shared on the Prince and Princess of Wales’ official Instagram account, shows William honouring the loyal companions. 

The video was captioned: “Loved ones receiving honours at Windsor Castle.”

Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis’ lifelong nanny, Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo, was rewarded with the silver Royal Victorian Medal for her loyalty and service to the Waleses.

TV writer Sir Roy Clarke and tennis umpire James Keothavong were also  among the honourees of Tuesday’s investiture ceremony at the castle.