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BEIJING, July 6 (Reuters) - China's state space administration announced ​on Monday its ‌Tianwen-2 probe is now close enough to asteroid 2016H03 to ‌begin ​investigating it, ⁠state broadcaster ⁠CCTV reported, after a journey of 400 days for over ​1 bil...

By Joey Roulette and Steve Gorman WASHINGTON, July 2 (Reuters) - Weather and technical snags have forced NASA and its partner space company Katalyst to indefinitely postpone a first-of-its-kind mission to tow an aging U.S. satellite observatory into a ...

By Will Dunham July 2 (Reuters) - While it once was temperate and lush, Earth's southernmost continent Antarctica froze over about 34 million years ago, covered by an ice sheet that today is up to around 3 miles (5 km) thick. By contrast, the planet's ...

By Bart H. Meijer AMSTERDAM, July 2 (Reuters) - A skeleton found beneath a Maastricht church this year could not be conclusively identified as that of famed French musketeer Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan, city authorities said on Thursday, w...

July 2 (Reuters) - Indian space startup Skyroot Aerospace said on Thursday it was preparing for the launch of its Vikram-1 ​rocket, the first attempt by an ‌Indian private company to place a satellite in orbit. Founded by former Indian Space Research O...

By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, June 30 (Reuters) - NASA on Tuesday awarded $590 million worth of contracts to Astrobotic, Firefly Aerospace and Intuitive Machines for more uncrewed lunar lander missions in late 2028 as the agency ​seeks to ramp up commer...

June 30 (Reuters) - Anthropic on Tuesday launched Claude Science, an AI research workbench, designed to help scientists streamline research, analyze data ​and manage complex computing workflows. The workbench ‌offers scientists a user interface specifi...

TOKYO, June 30 (Reuters) - The Japanese government will grant up to 148 billion ​yen ($912 million) to Rakuten ‌Group to help it build a satellite communications network, industry group Communications and Information Network Association ‌of ​Japan said...

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, June 29 (Reuters) - There are many kinds of laughter. People may guffaw at a joke. They may giggle nervously in an uncomfortable situation. They may chuckle with mild amusement. They may snicker to express contempt - especial...

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, June 25 (Reuters) - A biotech company and a U.S. government agency announced on Thursday a plan to create an archive of living cells and genomic material for every species protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act in a...

By Crispian Balmer ROME, June 25 (Reuters) - Researchers using artificial intelligence and advanced imaging said on Thursday they had achieved the first complete reading of a closed Herculaneum scroll burnt by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,00...

By Aline Massuca and Victoria Pacheco RIO DE JANEIRO, June 24 (Reuters) - What is the secret to a long life? Three Brazilian sisters with a combined age of 316, who were named by Guinness this month as the ​oldest living trio of siblings in the world, ...

By Lucila Sigal BUENOS AIRES, June 24 (Reuters) - Conservationists will return two maned wolves, rescued after the death of ​their mother, to the wild ‌next month in Argentina, where the long-legged wild canine is endangered. The conservation nonprofit...

By Pearl Josephine Nazare and Mohammed Benmansour VANCOUVER, June 23 (Reuters) - Soccer & Technology from the FIFA Museum, in its North American debut in Vancouver, has drawn hundreds of fans to Science World to study the game's ​evolution as organiser...

By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) - Rocket and spacecraft maker Firefly Aerospace is expected to secure a $110 million U.S. Export-Import Bank (EXIM) loan that would help fund the company's expansion of ​spacecraft production facilities in...

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, June 22 (Reuters) - Scientists studying the comet 3I/ATLAS have determined that this interstellar visitor is remarkably ancient - formed an estimated 10 to 12 billion years ago in a primordial planetary system - and has a com...

June 22 (Reuters) - Shares of U.S. technology megacaps tumbled on Monday as SpaceX fell for the third straight session and hyperscalers Alphabet and Amazon looked set to lose ​billions of dollars in market value, driven by AI ‌spending concerns. SpaceX...

BEIJING, June 22 (Reuters) - China's low Earth orbit satellite company SpaceSail, widely seen as a challenger ​to Elon Musk's Starlink, has ‌launched a new round of fundraising, state media Securities Times reported on Monday. Here are more details: • ...

By Marta Serafinko June 19 (Reuters) - A pill bug dwelling under a garden pot curls its body into a tiny armored ball as self-defense. Far below the ocean surface, some of its much larger relatives face a harder problem: how to stay alive when the next...

June 18 (Reuters) - SpaceX on Thursday landed investment-grade credit ratings from Moody's, Fitch and S&P Global ​Ratings, each assigning a "stable" outlook ‌after the Elon Musk-led company's high-profile initial public offering. The consensus signals ...