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Faraway NASA probe detects the eerie hum of interstellar space
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The classic 1979 sci-fi horror film "Alien" was advertised with the memorable tagline, "In space no can hear you scream." It did not say anything about humming. I...
May 11, 2021
Explainer-Why all the fuss over falling debris from China’s most powerful rocket?
By Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) - China launched into orbit last month the first piece of a permanent space station using its most powerful rocket, but international focus has fallen instead on the re-e...
May 11, 2021
NASA spacecraft starts trip back to Earth after collecting asteroid samples
(Reuters) - A NASA spacecraft, which scientists believe has collected samples from an asteroid, began its two-year journey back to Earth on Monday. NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is attempting to comple...
May 10, 2021
New antibody drug helps patients breathe; virus may insert genetic fragments into genetic code
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by ...
May 10, 2021
China says remnants of Long March rocket landed in Indian Ocean
BEIJING (Reuters) - Remnants of China's biggest rocket landed in the Indian Ocean on Sunday, with the bulk of its components destroyed upon re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere, according to Chinese s...
May 08, 2021
China says remnants of Long March 5B about to re-enter earth’s atmosphere
BEIJING (Reuters) - The remnants of China's Long March 5B rocket are set to re-enter the earth's atmosphere at 10:12 a.m. Beijing time (0212 GMT), plus or minus 15 minutes, the China Manned Space Engi...
May 08, 2021
Archaeologists uncover Neanderthal remains in caves near Rome
MILAN (Reuters) - Archaeologists discovered the remains of nine Neanderthals at a prehistoric site near Rome, Italy's Culture ministry said on Saturday. Eight of the remains are dated to between 50,00...
May 08, 2021
Chinese rocket debris set for re-entry by early Sunday – U.S. R&D centre
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Remnants of China's largest rocket launched last week are expected to plunge back through the atmosphere late Saturday or early Sunday, a U.S. federally funded space-focused resea...
May 08, 2021
China says its rocket debris unlikely to cause any harm
BEIJING (Reuters) - Most debris from a Chinese rocket will be burned up on reentry and is highly unlikely to cause any harm, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Friday. Debris from ...
May 07, 2021
Virgin Hyperloop shows off the future: mass transport in floating magnetic pods
By Rollo Ross (Reuters) - In the desert just north of Las Vegas, a long white metal tube sits at the base of the mountains, promising to one day revolutionize travel. That is where Virgin Hyperloop, w...
May 06, 2021
