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US firm Firefly's Blue Ghost moon lander locks in for lunar touchdown
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander tightened its lunar orbit on Sunday before its inaugural attempt at an uncrewed touchdown, nearing a pivotal moment f...
Mar 02, 2025
FAA OKs SpaceX Starship Flight 8 launch after mishap
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it has cleared the SpaceX Starship vehicle to return to flight operations while an investigation into the Jan. 16 Starship Flight...
Feb 28, 2025
Astronomers see lower risk of newly found asteroid hitting Earth
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New observations of a small asteroid discovered in December have led astronomers to conclude that the chances of it striking Earth are almost zero after earlier d...
Feb 28, 2025
Russian rocket puts Progress cargo spacecraft in orbit en route to ISS
(Reuters) - A Russian booster rocket placed the Progress MS-30 spacecraft in Earth orbit early on Friday, sending it on its way to the International Space Station with a cargo of equipment and supplie...
Feb 27, 2025
Mount Vesuvius eruption turned a man's brain into glass. Here's how it happened
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - It was a surprising discovery when scientists examining the remains of a man who died in bed in the ancient city of Herculaneum after Italy's Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD...
Feb 27, 2025
Katy Perry, Lauren Sanchez among Blue Origin's planned all-female crew to space
(Reuters) - Pop star Katy Perry and journalists Gayle King and Lauren Sanchez, who is also billionaire Jeff Bezos' fiance, are set to blast off into space on a Blue Origin rocket, marking the first al...
Feb 27, 2025
Montana scientists alarmed by wildfires encroaching on US towns
By Matt McKnight MISSOULA, Montana (Reuters) - Scientists at a federal laboratory in Montana that has focused on fire for decades are increasingly concerned about wildfires that spread to population c...
Feb 27, 2025
Scientists predict major quake in Chile's mineral-rich north
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Fifteen years ago on February 27, a devastating 8.8 magnitude quake struck southern Chile off the coast of Concepcion, shaking the ground for four minutes and unleashing a tsunami...
Feb 27, 2025
NASA launches satellite on mission to detect water on the moon
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - A dishwasher-sized NASA satellite was launched into space from Florida on Wednesday to identify where water - a precious resource for lunar missions - resides on the moon's ...
Feb 26, 2025
Intuitive Machines set to embark on second moon landing mission
By Joey Roulette DENVER (Reuters) - Intuitive Machines was set on Wednesday for the launch of its second moon lander, aiming to make the latest private U.S. moonshot one year after the space company's...
Feb 26, 2025
