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Scientists show how to turn lunar soil fertile for agriculture
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If humankind is ever to establish long-term bases on the moon, there will be a need for a regular source of food. It is not practical, however, to think you can p...
Nov 09, 2023
Indian scientists hope cloud seeding can clean Delhi’s toxic air
By Shivam Patel NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian scientists plan to seed clouds for the first time to trigger heavy rain in some areas of New Delhi, hoping this will be enough to tackle the smog gripping ...
Nov 09, 2023
Scientists detect oxygen in noxious atmosphere of Venus
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Oxygen accounts for about 21% of Earth's air, with the rest of our atmosphere primarily nitrogen. And most living things - including people, as we well know - nee...
Nov 08, 2023
Star-filled Euclid images spur mission to probe ‘dark universe’
By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) - European astronomers on Tuesday released the first images from the newly launched Euclid space telescope, designed to unlock the secrets of dark matter and dark energy ...
Nov 07, 2023
EU fine-tunes plans to launch four Galileo satellites on SpaceX
(Reuters) - The European Union has struck a tentative deal to launch four Galileo navigation satellites using Falcon 9 rockets of U.S.-based SpaceX, European officials said on Tuesday, in the latest s...
Nov 07, 2023
France says Ariane 6 accord calls for public aid, 11% cost cuts
PARIS (Reuters) - French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Monday hailed a new agreement on space launches between France, Germany and Italy, saying it secured funding for 42 launches of the delayed ...
Nov 06, 2023
Astronomers find seven planets being ‘fried’ by their star
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In our solar system, little rocky Mercury is the planet orbiting closest to the sun, perpetually fried by solar radiation seven times more intense than what we ex...
Nov 06, 2023
Italy, France and Germany agree on launches of Ariane 6 and Vega-C
By Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) - Italy, France and Germany on Monday have reached a deal underpinning future launches of the delayed Ariane 6 and Avio's smaller Vega-C rockets, Italy's industry mini...
Nov 06, 2023
Europe urged not to repeat tech underdog role ahead of space talks
By Tim Hepher (Reuters) - Europe is being warned not to "miss the train" on the emerging space economy as more than 20 countries gather in Spain, expected to focus on funding for the delayed Ariane 6 ...
Nov 06, 2023
Solar flares bathe swathes of Siberia in scarlet ‘northern lights’
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Swathes of Russia and Ukraine were bathed in some of the strongest scarlet and green "northern lights" for years on Monday due to solar flares, according to pictures posted on socia...
Nov 06, 2023
