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NASA rolls giant SLS rocket to launchpad for second Artemis moon mission
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - NASA rolled its massive Space Launch System rocket toward its launchpad in Florida on Saturday, kicking off a final phase of preparations for the agency...
Jan 17, 2026
New map reveals hidden landscape under Antarctica's ice sheet
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Scientists have devised the most detailed map to date of the terrain hidden below the vast ice sheet blanketing Antarctica, uncovering an exuberant landsc...
Jan 16, 2026
Starlink-rival Eutelsat signs deal with Europe's MaiaSpace to launch satellites
By Gianluca Lo Nostro Jan 16 (Reuters) - European satellite operator Eutelsat said on Friday it had signed a deal with French space startup MaiaSpace for the future launches of its low Earth orbit (LE...
Jan 16, 2026
Nigeria grants satellite permits to BeetleSat, Satelio and Amazon's Kuiper
By Camillus Eboh ABUJA, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Nigeria has issued seven-year satellite permits to Amazon's Kuiper Systems, Israel's NSLComm's BeetleSat and Germany-based Satelio IoT Services, joining Elon...
Jan 16, 2026
Study finds Tyrannosaurus rex did not reach full size until age 40
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - There is no question that Tyrannosaurus rex got big. In fact, this fearsome dinosaur may have been Earth's most massive land predator of all time. But the...
Jan 15, 2026
SpaceX capsule with ailing astronaut, three crewmates splashes down off California
LOS ANGELES, Jan 15 (Reuters) - A SpaceX capsule carrying a four-member crew home from orbit in an emergency return to earth necessitated by an undisclosed serious medical condition afflicting one of ...
Jan 15, 2026
Astronauts begin early return flight from space station with ailing crew member
By Steve Gorman Jan 14 (Reuters) - A SpaceX capsule departed the International Space Station on Wednesday carrying a four-member crew on an emergency return flight to Earth necessitated by an unspecif...
Jan 14, 2026
Scientists recover genome from woolly rhino eaten by Ice Age wolf
Jan 14 (Reuters) - About 14,400 years ago, a weeks-old wolf puppy ate its last meal - meat from a woolly rhinoceros - shortly before dying on the harsh Ice Age landscape of northeastern Siberia. In a ...
Jan 14, 2026
Astronomers spot white dwarf star creating a colorful shockwave
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Astronomers have observed a white dwarf - a highly compact Earth-sized stellar ember - that is creating a colorful shockwave as it moves through space, le...
Jan 12, 2026
Indian rocket launch loses control after liftoff in fresh blow to ISRO
BENGALURU, Jan 12 (Reuters) - An Indian rocket carrying 16 loads of equipment and experiments including an earth surveillance satellite went off track after liftoff on Monday in a fresh setback to the...
Jan 12, 2026
