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Virgin Galactic’s Branson to fly into space in early 2021
(Reuters) - Billionaire Richard Branson will fly into space on a Virgin Galactic rocketship early next year, the space tourism company he founded said on Monday, adding that it would raise new funds w...
Aug 03, 2020
Scientists inspired by ‘Star Wars’ create artificial skin able to feel
By Joseph Campbell SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore researchers have developed "electronic skin" capable of recreating a sense of touch, an innovation they hope will allow people with prosthetic limbs ...
Aug 03, 2020
‘Rise and shine, dad’: NASA astronauts on overnight trip home in SpaceX capsule
By Joey Roulette (Reuters) - U.S. astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, who flew to the International Space Station in SpaceX's new Crew Dragon, were riding the capsule home for a splashdown in the ...
Aug 02, 2020
NASA astronauts riding SpaceX capsule poised for weekend return, weather permitting
By Joey Roulette (Reuters) - The two NASA astronauts who rode to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's new Crew Drago are due to return on Sunday after a nearly four-month voyage that marked...
Aug 01, 2020
Launch set for NASA’s next-generation Mars rover Perseverance
By Joey Roulette (Reuters) - NASA's next-generation Mars rover Perseverance is set for liftoff from Florida's Cape Canaveral on Thursday on a mission to search for traces of potential past life on Ear...
Jul 30, 2020
NASA poised to launch new rover to seek evidence of past Martian life
By Joey Roulette (Reuters) - NASA is set to launch an ambitious mission to Mars on Thursday with the liftoff of its next-generation Perseverance rover, a six-wheeled robot tasked with deploying a mini...
Jul 29, 2020
Scientists solve mystery of the origin of Stonehenge megaliths
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - Scientists have solved an enduring mystery about Stonehenge, determining the place of origin of many of the megaliths that make up the famed monument in Wiltshire, England, ...
Jul 29, 2020
Scientists use drones to study great white sharks along California coast
By Omar Younis DEL MAR, Calif. (Reuters) - Scientists are using drones and other technology to study great white sharks along the coast of Southern California to better understand interactions between...
Jul 29, 2020
A space exploration fan, jazz artist Gregory Porter to sing for NASA launch
By Sarah Mills (Reuters) - Jazz artist Gregory Porter, whose new single "Concorde" is an ode to space exploration, is set to perform on Thursday as part of a ceremony marking the launch of NASA's next...
Jul 29, 2020
Lowly flies get super names as scientists find inspiration in Marvel
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian scientists said on Wednesday they have given five fly species scientific names that pay tribute to the Marvel comic universe, including one named for wise-cracking anti-h...
Jul 29, 2020
