Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) Science News (Master Feed)
Scientists witness a dormant supermassive black hole roar to life
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - At the center of the Milky Way galaxy resides a supermassive black hole four million times the mass of our sun called Sagittarius A* that some scientists have cal...
Jun 18, 2024
Boeing Starliner undocking, return to Earth set for June 22, NASA says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Boeing Starliner was undocking from the International Space Station and is scheduled to return to Earth on June 22, NASA said on Friday. (Reporting by Chris Sanders and Doin...
Jun 14, 2024
Blue Origin, SpaceX and United Launch Alliance picked for Pentagon rocket launch contracts
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Defense on Thursday picked Blue Origin, SpaceX and the Boeing-Lockheed joint venture United Launch Alliance (ULA) to compete for national...
Jun 13, 2024
NASA calls off astronauts' ISS spacewalk over 'spacesuit discomfort'
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NASA said a "spacesuit discomfort issue" forced the cancellation of a planned spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) by two U.S. astronauts on ...
Jun 13, 2024
NASA accidentally broadcasts simulation of distressed astronauts on space station
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - NASA accidentally broadcast a simulation of astronauts being treated for decompression sickness on the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday, prompting speculation of an...
Jun 12, 2024
SpaceX sued by engineers fired after accusing Elon Musk of sexism
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - Rocket maker SpaceX and its CEO Elon Musk were sued on Wednesday by eight engineers who say they were illegally fired for raising concerns about alleged sexual harassmen...
Jun 12, 2024
Maya sacrifice of twin boys revealed by DNA from Chichen Itza
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In 1967, an underground cistern known as a chultun was discovered near a sacred body of water at Chichen Itza, an important ancient Maya city on Mexico's Yucatan ...
Jun 12, 2024
NASA, Boeing push back Starliner's crewed return to June 18
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NASA and Boeing said they expect to bring Starliner and its first astronaut crew back to Earth from the International Space Station as soon as June 18, later th...
Jun 11, 2024
Scary but shy Joro spiders spread to US gardens, parking lots
By Daniel Fastenberg (Reuters) - Scary Joro spiders the size of a human hand are spreading across the U.S. Eastern Seaboard and heading north. The East Asian species is named after the mythical Japane...
Jun 10, 2024
Virgin Galactic spaceplane takes tourists on flight
(Reuters) - Virgin Galactic flew four tourists to the edge of space and back aboard its spaceplane, marking the second flight this year, the Richard Branson-founded company said on Saturday. The Galac...
Jun 08, 2024
