Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Science News (Master Feed)
Kremlin plays down moon landing failure, says space programme will continue
MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin on Tuesday said that the failure of Russia's Luna-25 mission to the Moon earlier this month was "nothing terrible" and that the main thing was to continue Russia's space ...
Aug 29, 2023
Explainer-Japan’s moon landing: When is it and why is it important?
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's space agency on Monday postponed the planned launch of what it hopes will become the first Japanese spacecraft to land on the moon due to strong, high-altitude winds. Japan a...
Aug 28, 2023
India’s first space-based observatory to study the sun to be launched on Sept 2 – space agency
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's first space-based observatory to study the sun will be launched on Sept. 2, the country's space agency said on Monday in a post on messaging platform X, formerly known as...
Aug 28, 2023
India’s Skyroot expects to double rocket launches amid Chandrayaan-3’s success
By Rishika Sadam HYDERABAD (Reuters) - Skyroot Aerospace, which launched India's first private rocket in 2022, aims to double its planned launches starting next year on a likely boost to the country's...
Aug 28, 2023
Japan space agency suspends launch attempt for rocket carrying moon lander
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's space agency suspended a planned launch on Monday of an H-IIA rocket that was to carry a moon lander to space, according to launch operator Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. (Repo...
Aug 27, 2023
SpaceX lawsuit could be key test of US policy on bias against refugees
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - A new lawsuit accusing SpaceX of illegally refusing to hire asylum recipients and refugees could be an important test of the U.S. government's stance that national secur...
Aug 25, 2023
Explainer-What is India’s next space mission after moon landing?
BENGALURU (Reuters) - On the heels of the success of the Chandrayaan-3 moon landing, India's space agency has set a date for its next mission - this time to study the sun. The Aditya-L1, India's first...
Aug 25, 2023
Exclusive-L&T, HAL vetted to bid on India rocket privatisation-source
By Nivedita Bhattacharjee BENGALURU (Reuters) - Larsen & Toubro and Hindustan Aeronautics are among companies vetted to potentially bid in India's efforts to privatise its small satellite launch rocke...
Aug 25, 2023
Sun-observing spacecraft sheds light on the solar wind’s origin
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The solar wind is a ubiquitous feature of our solar system. This relentless high-speed flow of charged particles from the sun fills interplanetary space. On Earth...
Aug 24, 2023
North Korea’s frantic space launch pace brings advances – and setbacks
By Hyonhee Shin, Soo-hyang Choi and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea appears to have made progress in its space program, despite a second rocket failure on Thursday, but its unusually quick la...
Aug 24, 2023
