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'Amphibious mouse' among 27 new species discovered in Peru's Amazon
LIMA (Reuters) - An "amphibious mouse" with partially webbed feet that eats aquatic insects was among 27 new species discovered during a 2022 expedition to Peru's Amazon, according to Conservation Int...
Dec 20, 2024
Return of NASA astronauts from space station further delayed until late March
(Reuters) - NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore's return to Earth will be further delayed until at least late March, the agency said, taking what should have been an eight-day stay on the ...
Dec 18, 2024
Chile's giant 'living fossil' frog faces threat from climate change and humans
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A giant frog species that hopped alongside dinosaurs and is considered a "living fossil" is now losing ground in its native Chile as climate change and human intervention damage i...
Dec 18, 2024
Japan's Space One says Kairos rocket flight terminated after liftoff
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Space One said it terminated the flight of its Kairos small rocket after launch on Wednesday, aborting its second bid to become the country's first company to deliver a satel...
Dec 17, 2024
Exclusive-Power failed at SpaceX mission control before September spacewalk by NASA nominee
By Marisa Taylor and Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - A September power outage at a California facility of SpaceX, the space venture of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, caused a loss of ground ...
Dec 17, 2024
Japan, India startups to study laser-equipped satellite to tackle space debris
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) - Space startups in Japan and India said on Tuesday they had agreed to jointly study using laser-equipped satellites to remove debris from orbit, an experimental appr...
Dec 17, 2024
To rival SpaceX’s Starship, ULA eyes Vulcan rocket upgrade
By Joey Roulette ORLANDO (Reuters) - Boeing and Lockheed Martin's joint rocket venture, United Launch Alliance (ULA), plans to upgrade a version of its Vulcan rocket to challenge SpaceX's Starship in ...
Dec 14, 2024
Security concerns spur New Zealand to regulate who can monitor satellites
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The New Zealand government said on Friday it will pass legislation next year to prevent entities that "do not share the country's values" from using it as a base...
Dec 13, 2024
Genomes reveal timing of Homo sapiens interbreeding with Neanderthals
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Neanderthals went extinct roughly 39,000 years ago, but in some sense these close cousins of our species are not gone. Their legacy lives on in the genomes of mos...
Dec 12, 2024
Three dinosaur fossils from Jurassic period headed for London auction
LONDON (Reuters) - Three dinosaur fossils from the Jurassic period will go under the hammer at a London auction on Thursday, with price estimates of millions of dollars. Christie's is offering the ske...
Dec 11, 2024
