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Violent death of moon Chrysalis may have spawned Saturn’s rings
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Call it the case of the missing moon. Scientists using data obtained by NASA's Cassini spacecraft and computer simulations said on Thursday the destruction of a l...
Sep 15, 2022
Australian fish fossils get to the heart of vertebrate evolution
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - Scientists in Australia have unearthed beautifully preserved fossilized hearts and other internal organs of ancient armored fish in a discovery that provides insight into th...
Sep 15, 2022
NASA’s science chief Zurbuchen to step down by year’s end
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA's science chief who oversaw some of the U.S. space agency's ambitious endeavors including the successful deployment of the James Webb Spa...
Sep 13, 2022
Cargo capsule from Bezos’ Blue Origin aborted mid-flight after launch mishap
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Blue Origin crew capsule carrying cargo to the edge of space aborted from its New Shepard rocket booster on Monday shortly after liftoff from Texas, escaping w...
Sep 12, 2022
U.S. agencies sign agreement on space mishap investigations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Federal Aviation Administration signed an agreement on Friday clarifying the roles of the respective agencies in investigatin...
Sep 09, 2022
U.S. FCC to vote on new rules on space debris
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said Thursday it will vote this month on new rules to address the growing risks of orbital debris to space ambitions. Currently, opera...
Sep 08, 2022
Europe unveils hi-tech satellite to speed up extreme weather warnings
By Tim Hepher CANNES, France (Reuters) - Europe on Wednesday unveiled the first of a 4 billion euro ($4 billion) family of satellites designed to give earlier warning of extreme weather that has been ...
Sep 07, 2022
NASA ready for second attempt at Artemis lunar launch
By Joey Roulette and Steve Gorman CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - Ground teams at Kennedy Space Center prepared on Saturday for a second try at launching NASA's towering, next-generation moon rocket ...
Sep 03, 2022
NASA nears second attempt to launch Artemis moon rocket on debut test flight
By Joe Skipper and Steve Gorman CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - Ground teams at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday began a final full day of launch preparations on the eve of a second attempt ...
Sep 02, 2022
Russia calls ageing space station “dangerous” as it plans successor
(Reuters) - The International Space Station (ISS) is dangerous and unfit for purpose, Russia's space chief said on Thursday, as Moscow pushes ahead with plans to quit the project and launch its own st...
Sep 01, 2022
