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NASA rover takes a closer look at organic carbon on Mars
1+ week, 3+ day ago (721+ words) WASHINGTON, July 6 (Reuters) – Using NASA’s Perseverance rover, scientists are getting a greater understanding of the nature of some of the organic carbon — the molecular backbone for all known living organisms — detected on Mars as they explore the question of whether…...
Honeywell spinoff Solstice to buy Element Solutions for $14.5 billion
1+ week, 3+ day ago (190+ words) July 6 (Reuters) – Honeywell spinoff Solstice Advanced Materials said on Monday it will buy Element Solutions at about $14.5 billion, including debt, in a cash-and-stock deal. The deal comes less than a year after Solstice completed its spin-off from industrial conglomerate Honeywell…...
EasyJet shares surge on $7.3 billion takeover, but investors stay wary
1+ week, 3+ day ago (434+ words) July 6 (Reuters) – Shares in easyJet rose 11.4% on Monday after the budget airline agreed in principle to a £5.5 billion ($7.34 billion) takeover from Castlelake over the weekend but were under the bid price as investors worried the deal might struggle to secure…...
In Mojave Desert, startup JetZero builds novel plane to take on Airbus and Boeing | WIN 98.5 Your Country | WNWN-FM | Battle Creek, MI
2+ week, 9+ hour ago (760+ words) MOJAVE DESERT, California, July 2 (Reuters) – Inside a cavernous aircraft hangar in the Mojave Desert, JetZero is building a full-size demonstrator of what could be a 200-plus-seat jet, a lucrative market segment expected to be at the center of future plane…...
SpaceX IPO haul rises to $85.7 billion after underwriters exercise greenshoe
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (404+ words) June 15 (Reuters) – SpaceX said on Monday that its underwriters had exercised the “greenshoe” option to purchase additional shares, increasing the total proceeds from its initial public offering to $85.7 billion from $75 billion that it raised last week. Elon Musk’s rocket, AI…...
Scientists unlock the secret behind the Venus flytrap’s snap
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (650+ words) June 11 (Reuters) – Pity the poor fly that lands on a Venus flytrap. When the insect touches hair-like structures on this remarkable carnivorous plant, its trap snaps shut, dooming the victim to be digested over several days in secreted enzymes. Scientists…...
NASA taps US astronauts, Italian for Artemis mission with SpaceX, Blue Origin mooncraft
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (884+ words) June 9 (Reuters) – NASA named three U.S. astronauts and an Italian astronaut on Tuesday to serve as the crew for its next Artemis mission, a spacecraft docking demonstration in Earth’s orbit next year that will test moon landers from Elon Musk’s…...
Private jet market defies Iran war gloom as rich flock to Monaco GP, Cannes
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (673+ words) By Alessandro Parodi, Tassilo Hummel and Joanna Plucinska LONDON/PARIS/GDANSK, June 8 (Reuters) – As soaring jet fuel prices triggered by the Iran war send ripples across the global travel market, a wealthy elite of CEOs, celebrities and sports stars is…...
WMU, West Michigan Aviation Academy announce new partnership
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (128+ words) WNWN-FM WMU, West Michigan Aviation Academy announce new partnership GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Western Michigan University and the West Michigan Aviation Academy are teaming up to help aviation students. The two are partnering for a new pathway program…...
A leaner, more focused Honeywell Aerospace projects strong growth after spinoff
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (645+ words) June 3 (Reuters) – Honeywell Aerospace told investors on Wednesday that it expects to book $6.5 billion in adjusted earnings by 2030, fueled by strong demand from jetmakers and defense customers, along with a sharper focus after its split from Honeywell International later this…...