Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Science News (Master Feed)
China launches second space station module, Wentian
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Sunday launched the second of three modules to its permanent space station, in one of the final missions needed to complete the orbiting outpost by year's end. A live feed...
Jul 24, 2022
Ruwani becomes third elephant to die from herpes virus at Zurich Zoo
ZURICH (Reuters) - Another elephant has died at Zurich Zoo from the herpes virus, the park said on Saturday, the third to die there from the condition since the end of June. Ruwani, a five-year-old el...
Jul 23, 2022
SpaceX whizzes past annual launch record with Starlink mission
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Elon Musk's SpaceX on Friday broke its record for the number of rockets launched in a calendar year, topping last year's slate of 31 missions amid a whirlwind c...
Jul 22, 2022
Scientists reveal origin of mammal evolution milestone: warm-bloodedness
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have answered a longstanding question about mammalian evolution, examining ear anatomy of living and extinct mammals and their close relatives to deter...
Jul 20, 2022
Scientists uncover history of ‘ridiculously charming’ penguins
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The evolution of penguins from their flying seabird ancestors into the flightless denizens of marine environments from frigid Antarctica to the tropical Galapagos...
Jul 19, 2022
High blood thickness ups death risk; few problems with flu-COVID shots together
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified...
Jul 18, 2022
Northrop wins Space Development Agency’s contract to build 14 satellite
(Reuters) - Defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp said on Monday it had won a contract to build and deploy a low-Earth orbit constellation of 14 satellites for the U.S. Space Development Agency. Th...
Jul 18, 2022
Scientists find an exotic black hole deemed a ‘needle in a haystack’
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers have spotted in a galaxy adjacent to our Milky Way what they are calling a cosmic "needle in a haystack" - a black hole that not only is classified as...
Jul 18, 2022
NASA, Russian space agency sign deal to share space station flights – Roscosmos
(Reuters) -Russia's space agency Roscosmos said on Friday it had signed an agreement with NASA to integrate flights to the International Space Station, allowing Russian cosmonauts to fly on U.S.-made ...
Jul 15, 2022
Putin makes former deputy PM Borisov head of Russian space agency
(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has made Yuri Borisov, former deputy prime minister who earlier had served as deputy defence minister, head of the Roscosmos space agency to replace Dmitry...
Jul 15, 2022
