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European aerospace groups reach framework deal on satellite merger, sources say
By Giulia Segreti and Tim Hepher ROME/PARIS (Reuters) -European aerospace groups Leonardo, Airbus and Thales have reached a framework deal on a proposed merger of their satellite businesses, two sourc...
Oct 20, 2025
Hand and foot fossils found in Kenya for ancient human relative
By Will Dunham (Reuters) -Researchers have unearthed near Lake Turkana in northern Kenya fossils of hand and foot bones belonging to an extinct human relative dating to 1.52 million years ago, reveali...
Oct 17, 2025
Scientists move closer to confirming existence of dark matter
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Scientists may be coming closer to confirming the existence of dark matter - the invisible stuff thought to make up more than a quarter of the cosmos - as they stu...
Oct 16, 2025
Thales says it has no satellite deal yet with Airbus, Leonardo after report that signing is near
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -France's Thales said on Thursday that the work to form a European satellite alliance with Aircraft maker Airbus and Italy's Leonardo was ongoing, responding to a media report that...
Oct 16, 2025
Thales: still working on satellite merger project, no agreement reached at this stage
PARIS (Reuters) -No agreement has yet been reached between France's Airbus and Thales and Italy's Leonardo to create a major new European satellite manufacturer, a Thales spokesperson told Reuters on ...
Oct 16, 2025
Astronomers observe rings forming around icy celestial body Chiron
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The rings of Saturn are among the wonders of our solar system, with a diameter of roughly 175,000 miles (280,000 kilometers) as they encircle the giant planet. But...
Oct 15, 2025
Musk ally Jared Isaacman in talks to reclaim NASA chief nomination
By Joey Roulette (Reuters) -Jared Isaacman, the private astronaut and Elon Musk ally who was removed from consideration to lead NASA earlier this year, met with acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy th...
Oct 14, 2025
SpaceX completes 11th Starship test before debuting upgraded prototype
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Elon Musk's SpaceX launched its 11th Starship rocket from Texas on Monday and landed it in the Indian Ocean, the last flight before the company begins test-launc...
Oct 13, 2025
Study shows how solar eclipse made some birds sing like a new day dawned
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse traversed a wide swathe of North America stretching 2,500 miles (4,000 km) from Mexico's Pacific Coast through Texas and ac...
Oct 10, 2025
Coral reef discovered off Naples, in rare find for Mediterranean
ROME (Reuters) -A large white coral reef containing important species and fossil traces has been discovered at a depth of more than 500 metres in the Gulf of Naples, in a rare discovery for the Medite...
Oct 10, 2025
