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Planet Labs to invest eight-figure sum in Berlin satellite production site
BERLIN (Reuters) -California-based Planet Labs plans to set up its first satellite production site outside the U.S. in Berlin, investing an eight-figure sum in the venture that will see the firm doubl...
Sep 25, 2025
To save aging space telescope, NASA taps startup to push it further in space
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -NASA has tapped startup Katalyst to save a $500 million orbiting observatory from falling into Earth's atmosphere by launching a spacecraft meant to push it farther in space, NAS...
Sep 24, 2025
How mean was this new Argentine dinosaur? It had a croc leg in its jaws
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A fossil unearthed in Argentina of a newly identified species of meat-eating dinosaur is providing insight into a poorly understood group of Cretaceous Period pred...
Sep 23, 2025
First U.S. Artemis astronaut mission around the moon on track for April, officials say
(Reuters) -NASA officials on Tuesday said the agency's first crewed flight in its Artemis program - a trip around the moon and back - is on track for launch in April next year and could potentially be...
Sep 23, 2025
Fossils tell story of baby flying reptiles doomed by tropical storms
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - A tropical storm was brewing over a chain of islands on the edge of the vast Tethys Ocean - the ancient predecessor to the Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea - one day rough...
Sep 19, 2025
Amber from Ecuador reveals insects from the age of dinosaurs
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Amber found in the Amazon forest region of Ecuador containing a trove of well-preserved fossils of wasps, midges, flies, beetles and other insects is giving a glim...
Sep 18, 2025
Northrop, NASA resolve engine issue on cargo craft, sets ISS docking for Thursday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -NASA on Wednesday night resumed plans to dock a Northrop Grumman-built cargo craft with the International Space Station after resolving an early engine-shutdown issue it said was...
Sep 17, 2025
Peru researchers unveil 10-million-year-old dolphin-like fossil found in desert
LIMA (Reuters) -Paleontologists in Peru unveiled on Wednesday the fossilized skeleton of an ancient, dolphin-like creature estimated to be between 8 and 12 million years old. The remains were discover...
Sep 17, 2025
Wild chimps eating fermenting fruit get a surprising slug of alcohol
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ripe fruit is an integral part of the diet of wild chimpanzees, as they routinely eat an amount equaling about 10% of their body weight daily. And because this fru...
Sep 17, 2025
Best fossil of a dome-headed dinosaur is unearthed in Mongolia
By Will Dunham (Reuters) -Pachycephalosaurs, two-legged plant eaters known for their bony dome-shaped skulls, are among the quirkiest dinosaurs known, and also among the least understood. A fossil fou...
Sep 17, 2025
