Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) Science News (Master Feed)
As coal chokes Johannesburg, South African scientists launch pollution warning app
By Lulah Mapiye JOHANNESBURG, April 20 (Reuters) - Scientists at the University of Witwatersrand have designed South Africa's first app to warn residents of pollution levels, as Johannesburg suffers a...
Apr 20, 2026
Blue Origin rocket reusable booster lands but satellite misses orbit
By Chandni Shah April 19 (Reuters) - The reusable booster of the New Glenn rocket launched from Florida on Sunday by Jeff Bezos' company Blue Origin touched down successfully but the rocket failed to ...
Apr 19, 2026
Beijing set to launch Satellite Town as China's aerospace industry grows
BEIJING, April 18 (Reuters) - The core area of Beijing's Satellite Town, designed as a hub for satellite manufacturers and operators, will be completed in the second half of 2026, state-owned media Be...
Apr 17, 2026
Scientists decipher the geological history of the Grand Canyon
By Will Dunham April 17 (Reuters) - The Grand Canyon is a marvel on the landscape of North America, a breathtaking geological feature in the southwestern U.S. state of Arizona presenting dramatic cont...
Apr 17, 2026
China's Shenzhou-21 astronaut crew to stay in space an extra month
HONG KONG, April 17 (Reuters) - China's Shenzhou-21 astronaut crew will stay in space for an extra month, after careful consideration from China's Manned Space Engineering Office, the country's state ...
Apr 16, 2026
Artemis astronaut describes charring on heat shield during crew's fiery return to Earth
By Joey Roulette COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, April 16 (Reuters) - The astronauts who flew around the moon and back in NASA's landmark Artemis II mission said their re-entry into Earth's atmosphere was...
Apr 16, 2026
Genetic trouble detected in isolated African elephant populations
By Will Dunham April 16 (Reuters) - The largest genomic study of African elephants to date has found that both species - savanna and forest elephants - remain in generally good genetic health despite ...
Apr 16, 2026
Blue Origin's third New Glenn launch faces key reuse test in rivalry with SpaceX
By Akash Sriram April 16 (Reuters) - Blue Origin is set to launch its third New Glenn mission on Friday, carrying AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird 7 satellite to low-Earth orbit in a flight that marks a piv...
Apr 16, 2026
Boeing unveils satellite platform, targets 26 deliveries in 2026 (April 16)
(Corrects paragraph 2 to say Boeing delivered 11 satellites in 2025, not four, in April 16 story) April 16 (Reuters) - Boeing and its unit Millennium Space Systems are working together to expand produ...
Apr 16, 2026
Huge 'bathtub ring' may show contours of ancient ocean on Mars
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - There is a lot of evidence from orbiting satellites and surface rovers indicating that liquid water was present long ago on the surface of Mars in the f...
Apr 15, 2026
