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US Space Force pauses use of AI tools like ChatGPT over data security risks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Space Force has paused the use of web-based generative artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT for its workforce over data security concerns, according to a memo see...
Oct 11, 2023
NASA to unveil first newly returned near-Earth asteroid sample
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - NASA was set on Wednesday to provide a first peek for the public at what scientists found inside a tightly sealed canister that was returned to Earth last month carrying th...
Oct 11, 2023
Gene editing offers chickens some protection against bird flu -study
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - Scientists in Britain have found they can partially protect chickens from bird flu infections by editing their genes, signaling a new potential strategy to reduce t...
Oct 10, 2023
India to conduct key test in crewed space mission on Oct 21
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will conduct a key test in its ambitious space mission Gaganyaan on Oct. 21, launching an empty module into outer space and bringing it back to earth, deputy minister for s...
Oct 10, 2023
Russian module on International Space Station suffers coolant leak
By Joey Roulette (Reuters) -Russia's space agency said on Monday that its multipurpose Nauka module attached to the International Space Station suffered a leak of a backup cooling system used to regul...
Oct 09, 2023
Huge ancient solar storm revealed by tree rings in French Alps
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - Annual growth rings inside the ancient remains of Scots pine trees in the Southern French Alps have revealed evidence of the largest-known solar storm, one that might have f...
Oct 09, 2023
Scientists untangle mystery about the universe’s earliest galaxies
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Since beginning operations last year, the James Webb Space Telescope has provided an astonishing glimpse of the early history of our universe, spotting a collecti...
Oct 06, 2023
Spain’s PLD Space counts down to test rocket launch from Europe
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish startup PLD Space will attempt a test launch of its reusable Miura-1 rocket early on Saturday, spearheading a new generation of 'microlaunchers' after an aborted attempt in ...
Oct 06, 2023
New tests confirm antiquity of ancient human footprints in New Mexico
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Humans trod the landscape of North America thousands of years earlier than previously thought, according to new research that confirms the antiquity of fossilized...
Oct 05, 2023
China to double size of space station, touts alternative to NASA-led ISS
BEIJING (Reuters) - China plans to expand its space station to six modules from three in coming years, offering astronauts from other nations an alternative platform for near-Earth missions as the NAS...
Oct 05, 2023
