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Virgin Orbit fails first rocket launch attempt from modified plane

On May 25, 2020 By // No comments:

Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit company aborted its first attempt to launch a rocket into space from the belly of a 747 airplane on Monday, the company said.

from Reuters: Science News https://reut.rs/2XsBWK2

'Full-flower supermoon' rises on world starting to emerge from pandemic lockdowns

On May 07, 2020 By // No comments:

The last "supermoon" of 2020 rose in the night sky on Thursday over a world beginning to re-emerge after weeks of coronavirus-related lockdowns.

from Reuters: Science News https://reut.rs/2A3S7VW

SpaceX to bring astronauts to short-handed Space Station for longer stay

On May 01, 2020 By // No comments:

Two NASA astronauts gearing up to ride SpaceX's new space taxi will now be on a mission planned to last more than a month, instead of a week, to help the short-handed crew aboard the International Space Station, the U.S. space agency said on Friday.

from Reuters: Science News https://reut.rs/2zNoRTf

Chile astronomers discover star dancing according to Einstein´s century-old theory

On April 16, 2020 By // No comments:

Astronomers in Chile using one of the world's largest telescopes have found a star "dancing" around a black hole in the Milky Way just as Albert Einstein might have predicted more than a century ago.

from Reuters: Science News https://reut.rs/2RJGTvQ

The bitter end: Last woolly mammoths plagued by genetic defects

On February 07, 2020 By // No comments:

The world's last woolly mammoths, sequestered on an Arctic Ocean island outpost, suffered from serious genetic defects caused by generations of inbreeding that may have hampered traits such as sense of smell and male fertility in the doomed population.

from Reuters: Science News https://reut.rs/2S7yym5

Australia scientists claim first re-creation of coronavirus outside China

On January 28, 2020 By // No comments:

A team of scientists in Australia said on Wednesday they have successfully developed a lab-grown version of coronavirus, the first to be recreated outside of China, in a breakthrough that could help combat the global spread of the illness.

from Reuters: Science News https://reut.rs/30Zu04i

Did asteroid that hit Australia help thaw ancient 'snowball Earth'?

On January 23, 2020 By // No comments:

Scientists have identified Earth's oldest-known impact crater, and in doing so may have solved a mystery about how our planet emerged from one of its most dire periods.

from Reuters: Science News https://reut.rs/38xwOrR

NASA, Boeing probe software glitch that stopped astronaut capsule from reaching space station

On January 07, 2020 By // No comments:

NASA is opening an independent investigation with Boeing over a software glitch that prevented its unmanned astronaut capsule from reaching the International Space Station in December, the agency said on Tuesday.

from Reuters: Science News https://reut.rs/2tA0h5p

Lidar laser-sensing technology: from self-driving cars to dance contests

On January 07, 2020 By // No comments:

Self-driving cars employ lidar, a remote sensing technology using pulsed laser light the way radar uses radio waves, and lidar makers waiting for the automotive market to take off are courting new customers who would use the technology for everything from monitoring cattle to helping a disc jockey synchronize dance music.

from Reuters: Science News https://reut.rs/35vdv0w

NASA's Mars 2020 rover set to hunt Martian fossils, scout for manned missions

On December 27, 2019 By // No comments:

A NASA robotic rover is nearing completion ahead of a journey next year to search for evidence of past life on Mars and lay the groundwork for the space agency's mission to send humans into deep space.

from Reuters: Science News https://reut.rs/39iDv2e

'Ring of fire' eclipse enthrals skywatchers in Middle East, Asia

On December 26, 2019 By // No comments:

Thousands of skywatchers gathered across parts of the Middle East and Asia on Thursday to glimpse the sun forming a ring of fire around the moon in a rare annular solar eclipse.

from Reuters: Science News https://reut.rs/360duCH

'Not for the faint of heart:' Critical landing test ahead for Boeing Starliner

On December 21, 2019 By // No comments:

The Boeing Co Starliner spacecraft that failed in its mission to reach the International Space Station was due to barrel down to the Earth's surface early on Sunday with the daunting task of landing safely.

from Reuters: Science News https://reut.rs/2PMAzDq

Boeing's Starliner astronaut fails key test to reach space station

On December 20, 2019 By // No comments:

Boeing Co's new astronaut capsule failed after liftoff on Friday to climb high enough in orbit to reach the International Space Station, cutting short a critical unmanned test mission in the embattled aerospace giant's race to send humans to the orbital outpost.

from Reuters: Science News https://reut.rs/35KTMLd