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Private investments in space are essential, head of Italian space agency says
MILAN (Reuters) - Private investment in the space sector is essential for its growth and must not be demonised, but needs to be regulated, the chief of Italian Space Agency ASI said on Sunday ahead of...
Oct 13, 2024
NASA spacecraft to study whether Jupiter's moon Europa can harbor life
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NASA is set to launch a spacecraft to Jupiter's moon Europa, considered one of our solar system's most promising spots to search for life beyond Earth, to learn w...
Oct 13, 2024
SpaceX launches fifth Starship test, eyes novel booster 'catch'
(Reuters) - SpaceX launched its giant Starship rocket on Sunday from Texas in a fifth test flight poised to feature the company's first attempt at bringing the rocket's towering first stage booster ba...
Oct 13, 2024
Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, study finds
MADRID (Reuters) - The 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, Spanish scientists said on Saturday, after using DNA analysis to tackle a centuries-old myste...
Oct 13, 2024
FAA approves SpaceX Falcon 9 return to flight after mishap probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it had approved the return to flight of the SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle after it reviewed and accepted the SpaceX-led investigatio...
Oct 11, 2024
Fossils reveal head of ancient millipede that was biggest bug ever
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - During the Carboniferous Period, Earth's atmospheric oxygen levels surged, helping some plants and animals grow to gigantic proportions. One notable example was Arthropleura...
Oct 10, 2024
Spanish scientists to shed light on mystery of Columbus origins, burial
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish scientists said they will reveal details of the nationality of 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus on Saturday, after using DNA analysis to tackle a centuries-old mys...
Oct 10, 2024
Baker, Hassabis, Jumper win 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
By Johan Ahlander and Niklas Pollard STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Scientists David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the award-giving body said on Wednesday, for th...
Oct 09, 2024
Oldest-known birds of prey lived alongside T. rex in North America
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In western North America during the twilight of the dinosaur age, the unquestioned ruler was Tyrannosaurus rex, one of the largest terrestrial predators in Earth'...
Oct 09, 2024
SpaceX uses dominance in rocket launches to boost starlink, WSJ reports
(Reuters) - Elon Musk's SpaceX has used its dominant position as a primary rocket launcher to push satellite rivals to share wireless airwaves, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing pe...
Oct 09, 2024
