Australian icebreaker Aurora Australis was refloated on Friday, two days after running aground in Antarctica while on a mission to resupply the Mawson Station, Australian Broadcasting Corp reported.
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Vital to food output, bees and other pollinators at risk
OSLO (Reuters) - Bees and other pollinators face increasing risks to their survival, threatening foods such as apples, blueberries and coffee worth hundreds of billions of dollars a year, the first global assessment of pollinators showed on Friday.
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Old red dye shows promise as new cancer foe
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Modern cancer drugs supercharge immune systems, target specific gene mutations and pack modified viruses into vaccines. Amid the increasing sophistication, one investigational treatment stands out for its simplicity.
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SpaceX postpones Falcon rocket launch for second straight day
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - SpaceX on Thursday called off its second attempt in as many days to launch a Falcon 9 rocket on a satellite-delivery mission because of a technical difficulty, a launch commentator said.
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Astronaut heading home next week after record-long U.S. spaceflight
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, who returns next week after nearly a year aboard the International Space Station, said on Thursday the secret to enduring the longest U.S. spaceflight is marking individual milestones, not ti...
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World’s first thermal imaging phone camera
While most exhibitors at this week's Mobile World Congress (MWC) are focused on products for personal consumers, a British company has launched a rugged handset aimed at tradespeople.
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Virtual reality takes center stage at MWC
With virtual reality (VR) on course to become a $1 billion global business, the launch of the eagerly-awaited HTC Vive VR headset has been one of the highlights of this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona.
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Icebreaker Aground in Antarctica
Australia's icebreaker Aurora Australis has run ashore at Mawson Station while resupplying the Antarctic base, reports Reuters.
A statement from the Australian
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Apollo 10 astronauts heard ‘outer space’ music during 1969 moon mission
Apollo 10 astronauts heard what they described as "outer space type music" during their historic mission around the dark side of the moon in 1969, according to a NASA audio tape.
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Space projects lured $1.8 billion in venture capital last year: report
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - Venture capital groups invested $1.8 billion in commercial space startups in 2015, more than in the last 15 years combined, a report by aerospace consultants the Tauri Group shows.
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