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Hong Kong scientists launch AI model to better predict extreme weather
By Joyce Zhou HONG KONG, Jan 28 (Reuters) - A team of Hong Kong scientists has developed an artificial intelligence weather-forecasting system to predict thunderstorms and heavy downpours up to four h...
Jan 28, 2026
SpaceX weighs June 2026 IPO at $1.5 trillion valuation, FT says
Jan 28 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's SpaceX is weighing a mid-June initial public offering, aiming to raise as much as $50 billion at a valuation of roughly $1.5 trillion, the Financial Times said on Wednes...
Jan 27, 2026
Atomic scientists set 'Doomsday Clock' closer to midnight than ever
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Atomic scientists set their "Doomsday Clock" on Tuesday closer than ever to midnight, citing aggressive behavior by nuclear powers Russia, China and the U...
Jan 27, 2026
Astronomers unveil map of dark matter's distribution in universe
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Using observations from the James Webb Space Telescope in a patch of the sky covering almost three times the area of the full moon, scientists have create...
Jan 26, 2026
Bezos' Blue Origin to deploy thousands of satellites for new "TeraWave" communications network
WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin on Wednesday announced a plan to deploy 5,408 satellites in space for a communications network that will serve data centers, govern...
Jan 21, 2026
Hand stencil in Indonesian cave seen as the oldest-known rock art
Jan 21 (Reuters) - The painted outline of a human hand inside a cave on the Indonesian island of Muna represents what researchers are calling the oldest example of rock art in the world, created at le...
Jan 21, 2026
Italy uncovers basilica designed by Vitruvius, the 'father of architecture'
ROME, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Italian officials on Monday hailed the discovery of a more than 2,000-year-old public building attributed to Vitruvius, the ancient Roman architect and engineer known as the "...
Jan 19, 2026
Digital scans unveil new love notes and sketches on ancient Pompeii wall
POMPEII, Italy, Jan 19 (Reuters) - A love note, a gladiatorial combat scene, a barrage of insults and everyday confessions have emerged on a wall in Pompeii, thanks to new imaging technology that has ...
Jan 19, 2026
Astronomers spot mysterious 'iron bar' in well-known Ring Nebula
WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The Ring Nebula, a stunning celestial structure residing in our neighborhood of the Milky Way galaxy, was discovered by French astronomer Charles Messier in 1779 and has...
Jan 19, 2026
Space sector eyes further investment growth in 2026 after record year
By Akash Sriram Jan 19 (Reuters) - Global investment in space technology is poised to climb further in 2026, propelled by government spending on defense-linked satellite systems and private sector bet...
Jan 19, 2026
