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China’s youngest-ever crew of astronauts heads to space station
By Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) -The youngest-ever crew of Chinese astronauts departed for China's space station on Thursday, paving the way for a new generation of "taikonauts" to advance the country's...
Oct 25, 2023
Scientists identify molten layer deep within interior of Mars
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Seismic waves generated by a meteorite impact on the other side of Mars from where NASA's InSight lander sits have provided new clues about the Red Planet's deep ...
Oct 25, 2023
Scientists unveil recreation of sacrificed Inca maiden in Peru
AREQUIPA, Peru (Reuters) - The reconstructed head and torso of a young girl likely sacrificed to appease Incan gods was unveiled in Peru on Tuesday, with three-dimensional scans of her mummy helping p...
Oct 24, 2023
Ancient landscape formed by rivers revealed deep under Antarctic ice
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Antarctica has not always been a desolate land of ice and snow. Earth's southernmost continent once was home to rivers and forests teeming with life. Using satell...
Oct 24, 2023
Rock collected by Apollo 17 astronaut in 1972 reveals moon’s age
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - During the Apollo 17 mission in 1972 - the last time people walked on the moon - U.S. astronauts Harrison Schmitt and Eugene Cernan collected about 243 pounds (11...
Oct 23, 2023
SpaceX signs deal to launch key European satellites – WSJ
(Reuters) - SpaceX has signed a deal to launch up to four of Europe's flagship navigation and secure communications satellites into orbit, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. The European Comm...
Oct 23, 2023
India calls off crucial test in crewed space mission
MUMBAI (Reuters) -India on Saturday called off a key test in its ambitious crewed space mission Gaganyaan, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. "Vehicle is safe. Lift-off could not happ...
Oct 21, 2023
Astronomers detect mysterious 8 billion-year-old energetic burst
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers have detected an intense flash of radio waves coming from what looks like a merger of galaxies dating to about 8 billion years ago - the oldest-known ...
Oct 20, 2023
Pakistan joins China’s club of lunar base partners
BEIJING (Reuters) - Pakistan has joined China's expanding club of partners in an ambitious project to build a research station on the moon's south pole. Jointly with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Pakistan...
Oct 20, 2023
Spain’s PLD Space expects first orbital launch in Q1 2026 from French Guiana
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish company PLD Space expects a first orbital launch from French Guiana in the first quarter of 2026, after carrying out the first fully private European rocket launch earlier t...
Oct 20, 2023
