Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Science News (Master Feed)
SpaceX launches first set of satellites with direct-to-cell capabilities
(Reuters) - T-Mobile US said on Wednesday SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday with the first set of Starlink satellites that can beam phone signals from space directly to smartphones. The U.S...
Jan 03, 2024
Russia extends cross-flight programme with NASA until 2025 – Roscosmos
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's space state agency Roscosmos said on Thursday that a cross-flight programme with NASA to the International Space Station (ISS) had been extended until 2025, Interfax news a...
Dec 28, 2023
Humanoid robots in space: the next frontier
By Evan Garcia HOUSTON/AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Standing at 6 feet 2 inches (188 centimeters) tall and weighing 300 pounds (136 kilograms), NASA's humanoid robot Valkyrie is an imposing figure. Valky...
Dec 27, 2023
When science meets art: recycled metal and lab-grown gems
By Lara Brehmer LONDON (Reuters) - For some a natural diamond, created over billions of years, is the ultimate luxury, but an award-winning British designer sees greater worth in jewellery crafted usi...
Dec 22, 2023
Mexico emitted ‘extreme’ amounts of methane from gas pipeline, scientists find
By Stefanie Eschenbacher MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico emitted "extreme" amounts of methane from a natural gas pipeline running through its northern border state Durango in 2019, a research paper pub...
Dec 19, 2023
Blue Origin launches first New Shepard flight since grounding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Blue Origin's suborbital New Shepard rocket lifted off from Texas on Tuesday carrying research payloads, a company live stream showed, in its first mission since a failure last y...
Dec 19, 2023
Ground issue delays Blue Origin’s first New Shepard launch since grounding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin called off a return-to-flight launch of its suborbital New Shepard rocket from Texas over what it described as a ground system issue encoun...
Dec 18, 2023
SpaceX targets Dec 28 for launch of US military’s secretive X-37B spaceplane
(Reuters) - SpaceX said it was targeting Thursday, Dec. 28 for the launch of the U.S. military's X-37B robot spaceplane on its seventh mission to orbit. "Now targeting no earlier than Thursday, Decemb...
Dec 15, 2023
US-China science pact renewal ‘not a given’ -US envoy
By Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns said on Friday he had started talks with Beijing on renewing a landmark scientific cooperation ag...
Dec 15, 2023
EU seeks satellite array offers in space race with AI
By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) - Europe is seeking final offers for a 6 billion euro ($6.55 billion) EU satellite constellation which is designed to compete with Elon Musk's Starlink and Jeff Bezos' Ku...
Dec 15, 2023
