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North Korea constructing satellite launch pad with ‘new urgency’ – report
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - Construction at North Korea's satellite launching station has hit a "new level of urgency," most likely in preparation for a launch, a U.S.-based think tank said in a r...
May 24, 2023
NASA spacecraft documents how Jupiter’s lightning resembles Earth’s
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hidden below the brownish ammonia clouds blanketing Jupiter are clouds that like on Earth are made of water. And like on Earth, lightning often is generated withi...
May 24, 2023
Danish astronaut flying on SpaceX shuttle warns Europe not to fall behind in space
By Johannes Birkebaek COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Europe is at risk of falling behind in the global space race and missing out on key technologies, Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen said ahead of his secon...
May 24, 2023
South Korea says technical problems occur ahead of homegrown rocket launch
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's science ministry said technical problems had occurred during preparations for the third flight of its homegrown space rocket ahead of liftoff on Wednesday, and local me...
May 24, 2023
Britain pledges funding for carbon dioxide measurement project in Brazilian Amazon
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Britain on Tuesday announced new funding for a landmark scientific experiment deep in Brazil's Amazon rainforest that will measure the impact of rising carbon dioxide levels on tr...
May 23, 2023
Virgin Orbit to sell its manufacturing facility to Rocket Lab
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Richard Branson's bankrupt satellite launch firm Virgin Orbit said in a Tuesday court filing it plans to sell the bulk of its Long Beach, California, headquarters, to small-launc...
May 23, 2023
South African fossils reveal ancient beast’s epic journey to oblivion
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It was a dire moment for life on Earth. Runaway global warming triggered by calamitous volcanism in Siberia inflicted the worst mass extinction on record - doomin...
May 22, 2023
NASA to name second company to build astronaut lunar lander
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. space officials are set on Friday to reveal a second company that would build a spacecraft to send astronauts to and from the moon's surface, capping a hig...
May 19, 2023
Chinese EV maker Nio invests in nuclear fusion startup
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio has invested in a startup firm that is developing fusion technologies, according to a source with direct knowledge and a company filing, placing...
May 19, 2023
Genome data sheds light on how Homo sapiens arose in Africa
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Our species arose in Africa more than 300,000 years ago, with the oldest-known Homo sapiens fossils discovered at a site in Morocco called Jebel Irhoud, located b...
May 18, 2023
