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Astronomers spot white dwarf that guzzled a Pluto-like world
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have observed a white dwarf - a highly compact stellar ember - that appears to have gobbled up an icy world akin to th...
Sep 26, 2025
European Space Agency warns against monopolies as satellite merger looms
By Miranda Murray BERLIN (Reuters) -A senior official from the European Space Agency said mergers could be needed to reach the scale to compete with U.S. and Chinese rivals, but that too much concentr...
Sep 26, 2025
Ancient skull from China may shake up timeline of human evolution
By Will Dunham (Reuters) -In 1990, an ancient human skull was unearthed in China's Hubei Province that was so badly deformed during fossilization that it was hard to gauge its significance. A new anal...
Sep 25, 2025
Planet Labs to invest eight-figure sum in Berlin satellite production site
BERLIN (Reuters) -California-based Planet Labs plans to set up its first satellite production site outside the U.S. in Berlin, investing an eight-figure sum in the venture that will see the firm doubl...
Sep 25, 2025
To save aging space telescope, NASA taps startup to push it further in space
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -NASA has tapped startup Katalyst to save a $500 million orbiting observatory from falling into Earth's atmosphere by launching a spacecraft meant to push it farther in space, NAS...
Sep 24, 2025
How mean was this new Argentine dinosaur? It had a croc leg in its jaws
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A fossil unearthed in Argentina of a newly identified species of meat-eating dinosaur is providing insight into a poorly understood group of Cretaceous Period pred...
Sep 23, 2025
First U.S. Artemis astronaut mission around the moon on track for April, officials say
(Reuters) -NASA officials on Tuesday said the agency's first crewed flight in its Artemis program - a trip around the moon and back - is on track for launch in April next year and could potentially be...
Sep 23, 2025
Fossils tell story of baby flying reptiles doomed by tropical storms
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - A tropical storm was brewing over a chain of islands on the edge of the vast Tethys Ocean - the ancient predecessor to the Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea - one day rough...
Sep 19, 2025
Amber from Ecuador reveals insects from the age of dinosaurs
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Amber found in the Amazon forest region of Ecuador containing a trove of well-preserved fossils of wasps, midges, flies, beetles and other insects is giving a glim...
Sep 18, 2025
Northrop, NASA resolve engine issue on cargo craft, sets ISS docking for Thursday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -NASA on Wednesday night resumed plans to dock a Northrop Grumman-built cargo craft with the International Space Station after resolving an early engine-shutdown issue it said was...
Sep 17, 2025
