Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) Science News (Master Feed)
Immune system has long-term defenses after mild COVID-19; children may be key carriers of virus variants
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by ...
May 24, 2021
Virgin Galactic moves one step closer to commercial space flights
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - Flying at Mach 3 and reaching more than 55 miles above the Earth Saturday, British billionaire Sir Richard Branson's private spaceship company Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc co...
May 22, 2021
China says Martian rover takes first drive on surface of Red Planet
BEIJING (Reuters) - A remote-controlled Chinese motorised rover drove down the ramp of a landing capsule on Saturday and onto the surface of the Red Planet, making China the first nation to orbit, lan...
May 22, 2021
China postpones launch of Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft – Xinhua
(Reuters) - The launch of China's Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft has been postponed due to technical reasons, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday. The next launch time would be determin...
May 19, 2021
DNA study seeks to end dispute on where Columbus was born
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish researchers set out on Wednesday to settle the dispute over the true origins of Christopher Columbus after various theories in the past decades claimed the explorer hailed f...
May 19, 2021
Blue Origin discloses $2 million as current highest bid for seat on space flight
(Corrects name of spacecraft in paragraph 1) (Reuters) -Blue Origin, billionaire Jeff Bezos' rocket company, disclosed $2 million as the current highest bid for a seat on its New Shepard spacecraft af...
May 19, 2021
China releases first images taken by Martian rover Zhurong -state media
BEIJING (Reuters) - China released the first images taken by its Martian rover, Zhurong, on the red planet, state television reported on Wednesday. China's uncrewed spacecraft Tianwen-1 landed on the ...
May 19, 2021
Space startup Astra signs first commercial launch contract, boosts rocket capacity
By Eric M. Johnson SEATTLE (Reuters) - Billionaire-backed space transport startup Astra, which aims to go public before July in a $2.1 billion blank-check deal, has signed its first commercial launch ...
May 19, 2021
Chinese spacecraft successfully lands on surface of Mars -Xinhua
BEIJING (Reuters) -An uncrewed Chinese spacecraft successfully landed on the surface of Mars on Saturday, state news agency Xinhua reported, making China the second space-faring nation after the Unite...
May 14, 2021
Explainer: What is the science behind the new U.S. mask guidance?
By Michael Erman NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday advised that fully vaccinated people do not need to wear masks outdoors and can avoid wearin...
May 14, 2021
