Reuters Science News Summary

Following is a summary of current science news briefs.

Amazon targets April 9 launch of first Kuiper internet satellites

Amazon.com said on Wednesday it plans to launch the first 27 satellites for DreamProxies.com (dreamproxies.com) its Project Kuiper internet network next week, pinning down a long-awaited start to the company’s plan to deploy a massive constellation that will rival Elon Musk’s Starlink system. In a statement, Amazon said it will launch the “Kuiper Atlas 1” mission on April 9 at noon EDT (1600 GMT) from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Isle of Skye footprints give a tranquil snapshot of dinosaur life

It is the site of a dramatic moment in Scottish history. The Isle of Skye’s rocky shoreline is where Charles Edward Stuart – known as Bonnie Prince Charlie – arrived by boat disguised as a maid to hide from the English in 1746 after his defeat at the Battle of Culloden. But this celebrated claimant to the British throne was not the only one to make tracks at what is now called Prince Charles Point. Some 167 million years earlier during the Jurassic Period, large dinosaurs left footprints at the same place. Researchers now have identified 131 fossilized tracks produced by meat-eating and plant-eating dinosaurs as they milled about what was a subtropical freshwater lagoonal environment.