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Blue Origin expects New Shepard rocket’s return to flight in late 2023
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Blue Origin expects to return its New Shepard rocket to flight by the end of 2023 after the vehicle suffered a mid-flight failure in September, a company sales executive said on...
Mar 15, 2023
New analysis reveals dynamic volcanism on Venus
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A fresh analysis of radar images obtained more than three decades ago has yielded new evidence indicating Venus, Earth's planetary next-door neighbor, is currentl...
Mar 15, 2023
OneWeb ‘moves on’ from Soyuz-stranded satellites as its network nears completion
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - OneWeb, nearing completion of its internet-from-space network, has largely given up on trying to retrieve satellites worth $50 million in a dispute related to t...
Mar 15, 2023
Brazilian researchers find ‘terrifying’ plastic rocks on remote island
By Sergio Queiroz TRINDADE ISLAND, Brazil (Reuters) - The geology of Brazil's volcanic Trindade Island has fascinated scientists for years, but the discovery of rocks made from plastic debris in this ...
Mar 15, 2023
Study explains mealtime for the minke whale, the ocean’s littlest giant
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the smallest of the group of baleen whales that includes the blue whale - filter-feeding behemoths of the marine realm - the Antarctic minke whale aptly can be...
Mar 15, 2023
NASA awards Firefly Aerospace $112 million contract for far-side moon lander
(Reuters) - NASA on Tuesday said it had picked U.S. rocket builder Firefly Aerospace to put a lander on the moon's far side in 2026, under a nearly $112 million contract. "The commercial lander will d...
Mar 14, 2023
Soccer-Ramsey named Wales captain in wake of Bale retirement
(Reuters) - Wales midfielder Aaron Ramsey has been named captain following Gareth Bale's retirement to lead his country in their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign, the Welsh FA announced on Tuesday. Ramse...
Mar 14, 2023
Oldest fossils of remarkable marine reptiles found in Arctic
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ichthyosaurs were a successful group of marine reptiles that prospered during the age of dinosaurs, some reaching up to around 70 feet (21 meters) long - exceeded...
Mar 14, 2023
Amazon targets 2024 launch of first Kuiper internet satellites
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Amazon.com plans to launch its first internet satellites to space in the first half of 2024 and offer initial commercial tests shortly after, the company said Tu...
Mar 14, 2023
Paris mayor vows to keep Russian, Belarusian athletes out of Olympics
PARIS (Reuters) - The Mayor of Paris said it was unthinkable that Russian and Belarusian athletes should be allowed to take part in the 2024 Summer Olympics under their national flags, adding she woul...
Mar 14, 2023
