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SpaceX successfully launches most powerful rocket ever built into orbit for first time EVER in new milestone
Starship blasted off successfully from south Texas on Thursday morning on an uncrewed test flight
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ScienceBritons set to be treated to space spectacle this week as Lyrid Meteor Shower lights up moonless night skies
Amateur astronomers have been told to expect up to 20 shooting stars every hour during the celestial event
ScienceSpaceX crew arrive at ISS to rescue stranded Nasa astronauts
The two veteran astronauts have been left stranded aboard the station since last year
ScienceScientists uncover origin of three mysterious signals coming from Milky Way
'Excited dark matter' might finally explain phenomena that have puzzled astronomers for years
ScienceArchaeologists uncover ancient two-metre marble statue of Greek goddess Athena
The sculpture stands upon a circular base and is dressed in a finely crafted sleeveless peplos
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Archaeologists uncover marble 'statue of ancient Greek goddess' in stunning discovery
The find consists of the lower portion of a marble figure, unearthed in front of an ancient temple dedicated to Hercules
Asteroid hurtling towards moon risks meteors smashing into Earth in 'most energetic lunar impact ever'
A collision would spark a global 'Moonquake' with the impact felt for up to 100 years
Nasa sets date for first manned Moon mission in 50 years - and hails new 'Golden Age of exploration'
The trip has been hailed as an opportunity to have 'a front row seat to history'
Archaeologists uncover ancient projectile inscribed with 2,000-year-old sarcastic quip used to taunt enemy
Others bore symbols believed to grant them additional power, including tridents and lightning bolts
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Long-dead predator now THRIVING after being brought back from extinction in Jurassic Park-style experiment
Colossal Biosciences also plans to a host of other animals back from extinction - including the dodo and Tasmanian tiger
Flying taxis could rocket around Britain's skies in just two years as firm secures 'major vote of confidence'
The 'taxis' can fly up to 100 miles at speeds of up to 150mph - and take off vertically
Ancient Roman treasure found in Americas could rewrite history of the New World
Historians have suggested the artefact could be proof that Europeans arrived to the continent far earlier than previously thought
Archaeology discovery unearthed by National Trust as incredible 340-million-year-old fossils unexpectedly found
The level of detail visible on the specimens was unlike anything the National Trust had previously encountered in the area
Natural selection 'favours gingers' as scientists believe it was 'beneficial 4,000 years ago'
'We can now watch how selection shaped biology in real time', said lead researcher Ali Akbari
Scientists find new blue octopus the size of golf ball in Pacific Ocean
The Galápagos islands are already celebrated for hosting species found nowhere else on the planet