Humble fern from New Caledonia boasts world's largest genome
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - You thought the living organism with ;/"he largest genome might be the blue whale, an African...
May 31, 2024
South Korea plans Mars landing in 2045 as it launches first space agency
By Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea plans to make a Mars landing by 2045 and spend 100 trillion won ($72.6 billion) unt...
May 30, 2024
Indian space startup Agnikul launches country's second privately built rocket
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's Agnikul Cosmos launched its Agnibaan rocket for the first time on Thursday, powered by the only...
May 30, 2024
NASA's Lucy spacecraft unlocks asteroid Dinkinesh's dynamic history
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A little asteroid called Dinkinesh - visited last November by NASA's Lucy spacecraft - ...
May 29, 2024
China's Galactic Energy launches rocket carrying satellites, state media reports
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese company Galactic Energy successfully launched its Ceres-1 rocket carrying satellites into orbit o...
May 29, 2024
Italy's Vega-C rocket a step closer to returning to flight after successful engine test
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's Vega-C rocket is closer to flying again after a successful test of its engines carried out at the en...
May 28, 2024
India's space startup calls off maiden rocket launch for a fourth time
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's Agnikul Cosmos called off a test flight of its first rocket on Tuesday seconds before it was du...
May 28, 2024
South Korea says video shows North Korea's failed satellite launch
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea released video footage on Tuesday that its military said showed the moment North Korea's latest...
May 28, 2024
Amazon to deorbit pair of prototype satellites, calling tests successful
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amazon on Thursday said it would begin a process to deorbit two prototype satellites it launched in 20...
May 23, 2024
Australian trial of gene-edited wheat aims for 10% bigger yields
By Peter Hobson CANBERRA (Reuters) - The groundwork for a major trial of gene-edited wheat has begun in Australia, where a st...
May 23, 2024