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Astronaut study reveals effects of space travel on human bones
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A study of bone loss in 17 astronauts who flew aboard the International Space Station is providing a fuller understanding of the effects of space travel on the hu...
Jul 02, 2022
U.S. approves SpaceX’s Starlink internet for use with ships, boats, planes
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Thursday authorized Elon Musk's SpaceX to use its Starlink satellite internet network with moving vehicles, green-...
Jun 30, 2022
For pandas, it’s been two ‘thumbs’ up for millions of years
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fossils unearthed in China are helping scientists get a better grasp on one of the marvels of evolution: the giant panda's false thumb, which helps this veggie-lo...
Jun 30, 2022
Chinese commercial rocket company reaches new heights with latest funding round
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese commercial rocket launch company ExPace has raised 1.59 billion yuan ($237 million), the largest funding round for such a company in recent years. Wuhan-based ExPace, a sub...
Jun 29, 2022
Chinese spacecraft acquires images of entire planet of Mars
BEIJING (Reuters) - An uncrewed Chinese spacecraft has acquired imagery data covering all of Mars, including visuals of its south pole, after circling the planet more than 1,300 times since early last...
Jun 29, 2022
Meet the ‘zombie star’ that survived a supernova blast
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers have observed in a relatively nearby galaxy a star that not only survived what ordinarily should have been certain death - a stellar explosion called ...
Jun 28, 2022
Climate tech firm to launch scaled-up plant sucking CO2 from air
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Construction is due to begin on Wednesday on what could become the world's biggest plant to capture carbon dioxide from the air and deposit it underground, the comp...
Jun 28, 2022
Epstein-Barr may play a role in some long COVID; coronavirus can impair blood sugar processing by organs
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...
Jun 27, 2022
Magnificent ancient mosaic found near Tel Aviv returns home
LOD, Israel (Reuters) - An exceptionally well-preserved Roman floor mosaic, showing a rich variety of fish, animals, birds and ships, has returned to the site where it was first found in a Tel Aviv su...
Jun 27, 2022
NASA to launch first rocket from a commercial spaceport in Australia on Sunday
SYDNEY (Reuters) - NASA will launch a rocket from the remote wilderness of northern Australia on Sunday evening, the first commercial space launch in Australia and the agency's first from a commercial...
Jun 26, 2022
