Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) Science News (Master Feed)
Scientists document lost mountain cities on Silk Road in Uzbekistan
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - In the mountains of Uzbekistan, archaeologists aided by laser-based remote-sensing technology have identified two lost cities that thrived along the fabled Silk Road trade r...
Oct 23, 2024
Exclusive-Moon sample talks show space engagement by rivals US and China
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NASA and Chinese officials are engaged in talks to let American scientists analyze rocks retrieved by China from the moon's far side, according to the head of t...
Oct 23, 2024
Ancient meteorite was 'giant fertilizer bomb' for life on Earth
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The space rock that slammed into Earth 66 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous Period caused a global calamity that doomed the dinosaurs and many other ...
Oct 21, 2024
Eutelsat uses SpaceX rocket to launch first satellites after merger
By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Eutelsat, the world's third-biggest satellite operator by revenue, launched 20 satellites for its communications network on Sunday, using Elon Musk's SpaceX...
Oct 20, 2024
Colombian scientists develop supplement to protect bees from pesticides
By Camilo Cohecha BOGOTA (Reuters) - Scientists in Colombia say they have developed a novel food supplement that protects bees' brains from pesticides, keeping the insects safe from neurological damag...
Oct 19, 2024
Three decades later, first brown dwarf ever found offers a surprise
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In 1995, astronomers confirmed the discovery for the first time of a brown dwarf, a body too small to be a star and too big to be a planet - sort of a celestial t...
Oct 18, 2024
European space chief says Europe must be able to compete globally
By Tim Hepher (Reuters) - The head of the European Space Agency (ESA) has said the region's space industry needs the muscle to compete globally, warning Europe risks falling behind in the new space ra...
Oct 18, 2024
Satellite firm Visiona eyes growth as Brazil doubles down on aerospace
By Gabriel Araujo SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, Brazil (Reuters) - Brazilian aerospace company Visiona expects to advance in its satellite business at a time when the South American country indicates it is loo...
Oct 18, 2024
Astronomers trace the origin of meteorites that have struck Earth
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Meteorites - rocks that fall to Earth from space - have pelted our planet from its birth about 4.5 billion years ago to today, often causing scant damage but some...
Oct 17, 2024
Animals found living underground near deep-sea hydrothermal vents
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A deep-diving robot that chiseled into the rocky Pacific seabed at a spot where two of the immense plates comprising Earth's outer shell meet has unearthed a prev...
Oct 17, 2024
