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SpaceX hired for two European launches to fill gap left by Russia
By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) - Europe will commission two rocket launches from Elon Musk's SpaceX after the Ukraine conflict barred access to Russia's Soyuz, the European Space Agency (ESA) confirmed...
Oct 20, 2022
Webb Space Telescope renders Pillars of Creation with new depth, clarity
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - One of the most celebrated, awe-inspiring images of modern astronomy, revealing colossal spires of interstellar gas and dust called the Pillars of Creation, has been render...
Oct 19, 2022
Genetic findings from Siberian caves give glimpse into Neanderthal life
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bone and tooth remnants from two Siberian caves are helping scientists for the first time decipher the social organization of our cousins the Neanderthals through...
Oct 19, 2022
Europe plans first Ariane 6 rocket launch in Q4 of 2023
PARIS (Reuters) - Europe plans to launch its first Ariane 6 rocket, its next-generation space launcher, in the fourth quarter of 2023, the European Space Agency said on Wednesday. The agency had previ...
Oct 19, 2022
Apollo, Gemini astronaut James McDivitt dies at age 93
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - James McDivitt, a former U.S. astronaut who commanded some of NASA's earliest and most ambitious missions in space, died in his sleep last week at age 93, NASA ...
Oct 18, 2022
Virgin Orbit to launch first satellite in Europe within six weeks – Branson
MILAN (Reuters) - Richard Branson's small satellite service provider Virgin Orbit Holdings Inc will be doing its first launch from European soil within the next six weeks, its founder said on Tuesday....
Oct 18, 2022
Global sport climbing body monitoring Iranian athlete
DUBAI (Reuters) - The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) said on Tuesday that they were monitoring the case of Iranian rock climber Elnaz Rekabi who was on her way home after apparently...
Oct 18, 2022
SpaceX capsule leaves Space Station, to bring 4 astronauts back to Earth
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - The fourth long-duration astronaut team launched by SpaceX to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA departed the orbiting outpost on Friday to begin their flight b...
Oct 14, 2022
Archaeologists unearth eight colonial-era mummies in Peru
LIMA (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Peru have unearthed eight centuries-old mummies at a site in the country's capital, an important find that experts say could point a colonial-era cemetery. Archaeolo...
Oct 13, 2022
NASA looks to launch Artemis test flight again on Nov. 14
(Reuters) -NASA is targeting Nov. 14 for its next attempt to launch Artemis I, the space agency said on Wednesday, after technical difficulties and bad weather forced it to delay the first uncrewed te...
Oct 12, 2022
