Black hole is observed snacking on sun-like star, bite by bite
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Black holes, celestial objects known for their gluttony, usually eat stars unlucky enough to stray too close to them in one big gulp, annihilating…
Amazon shareholder sues board, Bezos over Blue Origin launch contracts
By Chandni Shah and Abinaya Vijayaraghavan (Reuters) – An Amazon shareholder has filed a lawsuit against founder Jeff Bezos and the Amazon board alleging directors failed to fully vet a…
Japan suspends H-IIA rocket launch for moonshot because of strong winds
By Kantaro Komiya and Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s space agency suspended a planned launch on Monday of a rocket carrying what would be the country’s first spacecraft to…
Moon rover exits India’s Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft to explore lunar surface
By Sakshi Dayal NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The moon rover of India’s Chandrayaan-3 exited the spacecraft on Thursday morning to begin its exploration of the lunar surface, the country’s space…
Smart working vs Google: why Google is offering hotel discounts
Smart Working: Google pays its employees and returns some money by giving them a place to sleep. This may sound like a strange initiative, but it is a service designed to…
Virgin Galactic successfully flies tourists to space for the first time
Virgin Galactic’s “Galactic 02” space mission, the first space tourism flight, was a success. The flight was on the VSS Unity spaceplane, with three crew members (one instructor and two pilots) and…
IBM sells weather business to private equity firm Francisco Partners
By Arsheeya Bajwa (Reuters) – International Business Machines (IBM) has agreed to sell its weather business to private equity firm Francisco Partners for an undisclosed sum, the technology services giant…
Russia’s moon craft starts processing first data
By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia on Sunday switched on the scientific instruments aboard its lunar lander and scientists began processing its first data as the spacecraft sped towards…
Verizon to raise prices again
By Samrhitha Arunasalam (Reuters) – Verizon Communications is raising prices on some of its wireless plans as the No. 1 U.S. telecom firm by subscribers looks to boost revenue growth…
Russia to launch first moon lander since 1976 in race with Indian spacecraft
By Mark Trevelyan and Lidia Kelly (Reuters) – Russia will launch its first lunar landing spacecraft in 47 years on Friday in a race with India to the south pole…