Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) Science News (Master Feed)
Fossils show unexpected last refuge of ferocious land-living crocs
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -After the demise of the dinosaurs following an asteroid strike 66 million years ago, mammals became Earth's dominant land animals. But that does not mean they went...
Apr 29, 2025
China delays return of Shenzhou-19 crewed spacecraft, Xinhua reports
BEIJING (Reuters) -China has delayed the return of the Shenzhou-19 crewed spacecraft due to weather conditions at the landing site, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday. (Reporting by ...
Apr 29, 2025
Problem with Firefly's Alpha rocket puts Lockheed satellite in shallow orbit
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Firefly Aerospace said the sixth mission of its Alpha rocket suffered a mishap in space after launching from California on Tuesday, putting a satellite owned by ...
Apr 29, 2025
Amazon launches first Kuiper internet satellites, taking on Starlink
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The first 27 satellites for Amazon's Kuiper broadband internet constellation were launched into space from Florida on Monday, kicking off the long-delayed deploy...
Apr 28, 2025
New Zealand to have new regulations for space-related infrastructure by July
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand will have in place by July legislation regulating operators of ground-based space infrastructure, aimed at deterring foreign interference, the country's Space Minist...
Apr 28, 2025
Oldest-known ant preserved in 113 million-year-old Brazilian fossil
By Will Dunham (Reuters) -Scientists have identified the fossilized remains of the oldest-known ant - a winged insect with fearsome scythe-like jaws that lived about 113 million years ago during the a...
Apr 25, 2025
Russian satellite linked to nuclear weapon program appears out of control, U.S. analysts say
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The secretive Russian satellite in space that U.S. officials believe is connected to a nuclear anti-satellite weapon program has appeared to be spinning uncontro...
Apr 25, 2025
Hawaii's 'bone collector' caterpillar wears the body parts of dead prey
By Will Dunham (Reuters) -In a remote and lushly forested area of a single mountain range on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, scientists have discovered a carnivorous caterpillar species that makes a livi...
Apr 25, 2025
China to lend moon rocks to NASA-funded US universities
By Eduardo Baptista SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China's national space agency announced on Thursday it would let scientists from the U.S. and allied countries analyse rocks it retrieved from the moon, Beijing...
Apr 24, 2025
China launches Shenzhou-20 mission to Chinese space station, state media reports
BEIJING (Reuters) -China sent three astronauts to its permanently inhabited space station on Thursday, in its 15th crewed spaceflight and the 20th overall in the Shenzhou program that started over thr...
Apr 24, 2025
