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Boeing's Starliner capsule set for launch of first crewed space flight
By Joey Roulette and Steve Gorman CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Boeing's new Starliner astronaut capsule is poised for launch on Saturday in a much-delayed first crewed test flight, a milestone ...
Jun 01, 2024
Japanese billionaire Maezawa 'dearMoon' mission cancels moon flyby
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa cancelled his "dearMoon" mission, which the project said was to have been the first private flight around the moon, the mission announced on Satur...
Jun 01, 2024
Earliest-known galaxy, spotted by Webb telescope, is a beacon to cosmic dawn
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has spotted the earliest-known galaxy, one that is surprisingly bright and big considering it formed during the universe's infan...
May 31, 2024
Humble fern from New Caledonia boasts world's largest genome
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - You thought the living organism with ;/"he largest genome might be the blue whale, an African elephant or perhaps a giant redwood tree? Not even close. A human being? Wrong ...
May 31, 2024
South Korea plans Mars landing in 2045 as it launches first space agency
By Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea plans to make a Mars landing by 2045 and spend 100 trillion won ($72.6 billion) until then on space exploration, President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Thursday at t...
May 30, 2024
Indian space startup Agnikul launches country's second privately built rocket
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's Agnikul Cosmos launched its Agnibaan rocket for the first time on Thursday, powered by the only Indian rocket engine to use both gas and liquid fuel in the country's seco...
May 30, 2024
NASA's Lucy spacecraft unlocks asteroid Dinkinesh's dynamic history
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A little asteroid called Dinkinesh - visited last November by NASA's Lucy spacecraft - has a surprisingly dynamic history, according to scientists, along with its...
May 29, 2024
China's Galactic Energy launches rocket carrying satellites, state media reports
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese company Galactic Energy successfully launched its Ceres-1 rocket carrying satellites into orbit on Wednesday, state media reported, in the latest sign of the growing streng...
May 29, 2024
Italy's Vega-C rocket a step closer to returning to flight after successful engine test
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's Vega-C rocket is closer to flying again after a successful test of its engines carried out at the end of May, its manufacturer Avio said on Tuesday. Vega-C launchers are expec...
May 28, 2024
India's space startup calls off maiden rocket launch for a fourth time
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's Agnikul Cosmos called off a test flight of its first rocket on Tuesday seconds before it was due to launch - the fourth such cancellation in the last three months. Launch...
May 28, 2024
