Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) Science News (Master Feed)
Star-filled Euclid images spur mission to probe ‘dark universe’
By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) - European astronomers on Tuesday released the first images from the newly launched Euclid space telescope, designed to unlock the secrets of dark matter and dark energy ...
Nov 07, 2023
EU fine-tunes plans to launch four Galileo satellites on SpaceX
(Reuters) - The European Union has struck a tentative deal to launch four Galileo navigation satellites using Falcon 9 rockets of U.S.-based SpaceX, European officials said on Tuesday, in the latest s...
Nov 07, 2023
France says Ariane 6 accord calls for public aid, 11% cost cuts
PARIS (Reuters) - French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Monday hailed a new agreement on space launches between France, Germany and Italy, saying it secured funding for 42 launches of the delayed ...
Nov 06, 2023
Astronomers find seven planets being ‘fried’ by their star
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In our solar system, little rocky Mercury is the planet orbiting closest to the sun, perpetually fried by solar radiation seven times more intense than what we ex...
Nov 06, 2023
Italy, France and Germany agree on launches of Ariane 6 and Vega-C
By Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) - Italy, France and Germany on Monday have reached a deal underpinning future launches of the delayed Ariane 6 and Avio's smaller Vega-C rockets, Italy's industry mini...
Nov 06, 2023
Europe urged not to repeat tech underdog role ahead of space talks
By Tim Hepher (Reuters) - Europe is being warned not to "miss the train" on the emerging space economy as more than 20 countries gather in Spain, expected to focus on funding for the delayed Ariane 6 ...
Nov 06, 2023
Solar flares bathe swathes of Siberia in scarlet ‘northern lights’
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Swathes of Russia and Ukraine were bathed in some of the strongest scarlet and green "northern lights" for years on Monday due to solar flares, according to pictures posted on socia...
Nov 06, 2023
Scientists observe chimpanzees using human-like warfare tactic
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - On the boundary of dangerous territory, a troop of about 30 individuals engaging in a border patrol climbs a rocky hill to conduct reconnaissance. Detecting the sounds of ad...
Nov 02, 2023
Explainer-Can solar geoengineering stop global warming?
By David Stanway (Reuters) - As the world struggles to renounce its burning of fossil fuels, scientists are studying whether atmospheric geoengineering could help limit warming and avert climate catas...
Nov 01, 2023
Relics of huge primordial collision reside in Earth’s deep interior
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Seismologists have recognized since the 1970s that two mysterious continent-sized blobs reside in the deepest part of Earth's mantle, one under Africa and the oth...
Nov 01, 2023
