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Seismic data indicates huge underground reservoir of liquid water on Mars
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An immense reservoir of liquid water may reside deep under the surface of Mars within fractured igneous rocks, holding enough to fill an ocean that would cover th...
Thomson Reuters Aug 13, 2024
Ancient Pompeii reveals two more victims of eruption, with coins and jewelry
By Marta Di Donfrancesco ROME (Reuters) - Archaeologists in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have discovered the remains of two more victims of the volcanic eruption almost 2,000 years ago, the site ...
Thomson Reuters Aug 12, 2024
Chinese rocket's breakup puts over 1,000 satellites and other objects at risk
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Chinese rocket stage that broke apart in space this week created more than 700 pieces of debris, putting over 1,000 satellites and other objects in a high-tra...
Thomson Reuters Aug 09, 2024
Scientists propose warming up Mars by using heat-trapping 'glitter'
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The idea of transforming Mars into a world more hospitable to human habitation is a regular feature of science fiction. But could this be done in real life? Scien...
Thomson Reuters Aug 09, 2024
Scientists obtain deepest rock sample from Earth's mantle
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists using an ocean drilling vessel have dug the deepest hole ever in rock from Earth's mantle - penetrating 4,160 feet (1,268 meters) below the Atlantic se...
Thomson Reuters Aug 08, 2024
World's largest 3D-printed neighborhood nears completion in Texas
By Evan Garcia GEORGETOWN, Texas (Reuters) - As with any desktop 3D printer, the Vulcan printer pipes layer by layer to build an object - except this printer is more than 45 feet (13.7 m) wide, weighs...
Thomson Reuters Aug 08, 2024
Exclusive-SpaceX in talks to land and recover Starship rocket off Australia's coast
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - SpaceX is in talks with U.S. and Australian officials to land and recover one of its Starship rockets off Australia's coast, a possible first step toward a bigg...
Thomson Reuters Aug 07, 2024
NASA says Starliner astronauts could return on SpaceX in Feb 2025 if needed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NASA said on Wednesday that astronauts delivered to the International Space Station by Boeing's Starliner could return on SpaceX's Crew Dragon in February 2025 if Starliner is s...
Thomson Reuters Aug 07, 2024
Boeing's Starliner problems delay next NASA astronaut mission
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NASA said Tuesday that it pushed a routine SpaceX launch of astronauts to the International Space Station back a month to spend more time analyzing issues with Boeing's Starline...
Thomson Reuters Aug 06, 2024
Tiny arm bone unlocks mystery of Indonesia's extinct 'Hobbit' people
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - When researchers excavated fossilized fragments of a rod-shaped bone 3-1/2 inches (88 mm) long at a site called Mata Menge on Indonesia's Flores island, the pieces initially...
Thomson Reuters Aug 06, 2024




