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Space breakthrough as Elon Musk launches rocket on unprecedented mission
The probe was launched on a SpaceX rocket and will scout an asteroid for potential mining
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ScienceArchaeology breakthrough as life-sized statue of Roman priestess discovered in Pompeii
Experts believe the female sculpture was of an important local woman who was perhaps a priestess of Ceres
ScienceSecond tomb of ancient Egyptian pharoah discovered in major breakthrough for archaeologists
The team suspects this second site may contain the pharaoh's mummified remains
ScienceSwimmer discovers Crusader's sword lodged in seabed off Holy Land in extraordinary chance find
Shlomi Katzin had found a similar weapon in 2021
ScienceFamily left stunned after stumbling across 'exceedingly rare' Stone Age hand axe
An expert has said it may be the oldest ever found in the area
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Meteor lights up sky in bright blue as huge fireball breaks through into atmosphere above Europe
Images on social media showed a chunk of comet flying through the sky
Archaeology breakthrough in hunt for Hitler's gold as dig begins for £250m Nazi treasure
Historical records indicate that German forces created a military facility at Dziemiany in late 1943
Archaeologists find ‘amazing’ Roman coin revealing Britain’s breakaway emperor
The rare find dates back to 287AD
Archaeologists discover 3,000-year-old tomb next to Ancient Egyptian necropolis
The tomb adheres to the conventional design of private burial sites from the New Kingdom era, which spanned from 1570 to 1069 BC
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Archaeologists left stunned after finding 300-year-old pirate shipwreck off US coast
A graduate student spotted fragments of wood lodged below the water - which were later confirmed as a centuries-old shipwreck
NASA logs record-breaking solar burst as scientists forecast dangerous space weather events
Recording the event was a multi-agency effort involving a number of spacecrafts
Archaeologists uncover earliest known use of poison-laced weapons dating back 60,000 years
The breakthrough comes from analysis of arrowheads excavated from rock shelter in South Africa
Archaeology breakthrough as world's oldest human fingerprint discovered
Neanderthals went extinct around 40,000-years-ago but occupied Europe for hundreds of thousands of years
Scientists reveal millions of stars in most detailed shot of Milky Way’s centre ever
The telescope cost approximately £862million
Swarm of stealth 'city killer' asteroids poses 'invisible threat' as simulations show collision course with Earth
A leading scientist warned 'we should not underestimate their potential danger'