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China postpones Beidou satellite launch over technical problem
BEIJING (Reuters) - China indefinitely postponed on Tuesday the launch of the final satellite of its Beidou navigation network because of technical problems in the rocket meant to launch it into orbit...
Jun 15, 2020
KBR gets $570 million contract from NASA
(Reuters) - U.S. engineering company KBR Inc said on Monday it had been awarded a $570.3 million contract by NASA to develop and execute spaceflight operations at Marshall Space Flight Center in Hunts...
Jun 15, 2020
Researchers in Thailand testing horseshoe bats for coronavirus
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Researchers in Thailand began collecting samples from horseshoe bats to test them for coronavirus amid concerns they may pose a threat to local residents, a government statement sa...
Jun 13, 2020
Baby dragons take their bow in a Slovenian cave
By Marja Novak POSTOJNA, Slovenia (Reuters) - Three rare aquatic creatures known as baby dragons are going on display in an aquarium at Slovenia's Postojna Cave, one of the country's biggest tourist a...
Jun 12, 2020
China set to complete Beidou network rivalling GPS in global navigation
By Ryan Woo and Liangping Gao BEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese Beidou navigation network will be complete this month when its final satellite goes into orbit, giving China greater independence from U.S...
Jun 11, 2020
Researchers in Chile unearth 74 million year old mammal teeth
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chilean and Argentine researchers have unearthed teeth in far-flung Patagonia belonging to a mammal that lived 74 million years ago, the oldest such remains yet ...
Jun 11, 2020
Tiny 13,500-year-old bird statuette shows origins of Chinese art
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A tiny statuette of a bird carved from burnt bone about 13,500 years ago reveals the origins of Chinese art, embodying a style different from prehistoric three-di...
Jun 10, 2020
Scientists create embryo-like research model from human stem cells
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have used human embryonic stem cells to create an embryo-like research model to help them study some of the earliest stages of human development. The mode...
Jun 10, 2020
World’s largest green turtle colony nearly twice as big as thought
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The world's largest population of nesting green turtles is nearly twice as big as previously thought, scientists said on Wednesday, after drones enabled better surveys of the animal...
Jun 10, 2020
Russia’s space chief complains about American jokes
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Americans should show more respect for Russia's space program after relying on it for nine years as the only way to send U.S. astronauts into orbit, the head of Russia's space agenc...
Jun 09, 2020
