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'We know where she was!' Amelia Earhart's plane 'found in Pacific Ocean' by scientists using restored 1930s radio
Researchers have managed to pinpoint the exact location from where Amelia Earhart was last heard
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The discovery has been described as 'incredibly exciting' by Nasa bosses
ScienceNasa announces date humans will be sent back around Moon in first crewed lunar voyage in half a century
The Apollo programme concluded in 1972
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101955 Bennu's path 'will blaze through the atmosphere many times brighter than the midday sun', Prof Dante Lauretta said
ScienceSecret 'second Stonehenge' discovered just miles away from world-famous landmark
The newly-discovered marvel is 500 years older than the iconic stone circle itself
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Scientists working in -35C dig out world's oldest ice in Antarctica
The research could help provide insights into our planet's climatic future

Scientists discover SHORTCUT to the Moon in breakthrough for space exploration
Currently, Nasa's Space Launch System rocket consumes over two million litres of propellant, costing approximately £2.8billion per launch

Archaeologists discover evidence of centruies-old illegal whisky still
The excavation team also uncovered a substantial drain beneath the floor, topped with stone capping, along with a timber post that once supported the roof

Archaeology breakthrough as ‘transformative’ discovery of 5,000-year-old building has ties to ‘one of world’s first cities’
The settlement's location is approximately 480 kilometres north of ancient Uruk
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Mysterious three-lobed asteroid appears to have own moon, scientists reveal
The extraordinary configuration places 44 Nysa among the rarest and most unusual asteroids known to science

European astronaut to join lunar mission for first time ahead of planned Moon landing in two years
The Italian's selection comes despite a terrifying brush with death during his first spacewalk in 2013

Scientists make breakthrough plastics discovery after inventing 'self-destructing' material that leaves no trace of microplastics
The team engineered two distinct strains of Bacillus subtilis, a common bacterium, each designed to produce a different polymer-degrading enzyme

Alien material uncovered inside Earth's crater 'rewriting human history'
Geochemical analysis confirmed the presence of space-derived material embedded within the formations

Fault line on Canadian border could cause major earthquake, scientists fear
Geological structure may be approaching a dangerous phase in its seismic pattern

Space breakthrough as China trains robot dogs for lunar missions ahead of putting humans on the moon
Chinese officials have announced plans to achieve a crewed lunar landing 'before 2030'