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What caused holes in Sue the T. rex’s jawbone? Scientists are stumped
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sue, the biggest and best preserved Tyrannosaurus rex ever unearthed, no doubt was a fearsome beast when this predator prowled what is now South Dakota about 67 m...
Oct 01, 2022
More penguins dying from avian flu at Cape Town’s Boulders beach colony
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - More penguins have died from avian flu at the colony at Cape Town's Boulders beach, a popular tourist attraction and an important breeding site in South Africa, raising concerns ...
Oct 01, 2022
Rocket Lab to fire up first tests of new engine next year – CEO
By Joey Roulette LONG BEACH, Calif. (Reuters) - Launch company Rocket Lab by next year plans to conduct initial hot-fire tests of a new, more powerful engine that will power its next-generation Neutro...
Sep 30, 2022
NASA, SpaceX to study ways to boost Hubble telescope’s orbit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Elon Musk's SpaceX plans to fund a study with NASA to examine ways to raise the Hubble Space Telescope's orbital altitude using the space company's Dragon capsule, agency offici...
Sep 29, 2022
U.S. agency adopts new space junk rules to reduce exploration risks
(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted 4-0 Thursday on to adopt new rules to address the growing risks of orbital debris to space exploration. The FCC voted to shorten the period...
Sep 29, 2022
Chinese fish fossils take a bite out of mystery of origin of jaws
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - For human beings and 99.8% of our fellow vertebrates, having jaws is an integral part of life. Just try eating a taco without them. But, like everything else in our bodies, ...
Sep 28, 2022
Chilean scientists discover 12,000-year-old elephant remains
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Gomphotheres, an extinct relative of the modern elephant, roamed southern Chile thousands of years ago and might have been the target of group hunts by inhabitants of the region, ...
Sep 27, 2022
NASA’s DART spacecraft hits target asteroid in test of planetary defense system
(Reuters) - Hurtling through the solar system at hypersonic speed on Monday, NASA's DART spacecraft slammed itself into a distant asteroid in a test of the world's first planetary defense system, desi...
Sep 26, 2022
Hurricane Ian prompts NASA to roll moon rocket off launchpad, adding more delays
(Reuters) - NASA on Monday said it will roll its giant moon rocket off its launchpad in Florida and back to the assembly building to protect the vehicle from an advancing Hurricane Ian, whose strength...
Sep 26, 2022
NASA’s asteroid-deflecting DART spacecraft nears planned impact with its target
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - Ten months after launch, NASA's asteroid-deflecting DART spacecraft neared a planned impact with its target on Monday in a test of the world's first planetary defense syste...
Sep 26, 2022
