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Want to be an astronaut? Europe is recruiting for the first time in 11 years
BERLIN (Reuters) - Europe is to recruit new astronauts for the first time in 11 years as leading space-faring nations set their sights on missions to the Moon and, eventually, Mars. The European Space...
Feb 16, 2021
Another small step: Tiny Hungarian water-tracker aims to rove the Moon
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - A miniature rover being developed to explore the Moon's surface is on track to join the search for water there, its Hungarian inventors believe - using a device that weighs less t...
Feb 16, 2021
NASA rover faces ‘seven minutes of terror’ before landing on Mars
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When NASA's Mars rover Perseverance, a robotic astrobiology lab packed inside a space capsule, hits the final stretch of its seven-month journey from Earth this...
Feb 14, 2021
Vaccinated COVID-19 patients appear less contagious; arthritis drug in spotlight
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by ...
Feb 12, 2021
New Year blessings from Mars as China releases footage from space probe
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's space agency released two videos providing a close-up glimpse of Mars on Friday, captured as its Tianwen-1 probe entered the red planet's orbit, saying the spacecraft was s...
Feb 12, 2021
Two masks protect better than one; asthma, antiviral drugs show promise as treatments
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by ...
Feb 10, 2021
Uncrewed Chinese spacecraft successfully enters Mars orbit – state media
BEIJING (Reuters) - An uncrewed Chinese spacecraft on Wednesday successfully entered orbit around Mars after a 6-1/2-month journey through space, state broadcaster CCTV reported, in China's first inde...
Feb 10, 2021
Turkey aims to reach moon in 2023, Erdogan says
By Tuvan Gumrukcu ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey aims to achieve first contact with the moon as part of its national space programme in 2023, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday. "The first rough land...
Feb 09, 2021
UAE’s Hope Probe enters Mars orbit in first Arab mission
(Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates' first mission to Mars reached the red planet and successfully inserted itself into its orbit on Tuesday following a seven-month journey, allowing it to start send...
Feb 09, 2021
Telesat taps Thales Alenia Space for $3 billion deal to build low earth orbit satellites
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian satellite company Telesat on Tuesday tapped Thales Alenia Space to build 300 low earth orbit (LEO) telecommunications satellites in a contract worth about ...
Feb 09, 2021
