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Israel flying to moon after SpaceX launch

An Israeli spacecraft rocketed toward the moon for the country’s first attempted lunar landing, following a launch on Thursday night by SpaceX. A communications satellite...

Students in the UK expected to strike for climate action

Thousands of youngsters in the UK are expected to go on strike from school today as part of a global youth action over climate change. Youth...

Single wave energy device could power 100 homes, experts claim

A new cut-price wave energy device that could help power homes and businesses is being developed by experts at a Scottish university. Researchers from the...

Programme for 2019 science festival tackling theme of ‘frontiers’

This year’s Edinburgh Science Festival is taking inspiration from the 50th anniversary of the moon landing with a programme themed around “frontiers”. Some 270 events...

Machine designed to win debates loses to human

An IBM-made machine designed to win debates has lost out to a human champion debater from London, in a heated competition of man versus...

Nasa’s faraway space snowman has flat, not round, behind

The faraway space snowman visited by Nasa last month has a surprisingly flat — not round — behind. Photos from the New Horizons spacecraft offer...

Near-70mph gusts as Storm Erik sweeps over UK

Gusts of almost 70mph have hit the UK as Storm Erik blows across the country, causing delays on the transport network. High winds this morning...

UK-built Mars rover named after British scientist Rosalind Franklin

The UK-built ExoMars robot that will set out to find evidence of life on Mars has been named after British scientist Rosalind Franklin. The name...

2018 was the fourth warmest year on record

The next five years are likely to see temperatures of 1C or more above pre-industrial levels as the Earth experiences its warmest decade on...

England records coldest night of winter so far as temperatures dip to minus 11.7C

England has seen its coldest night of the winter so far as temperatures tumbled across the UK. A low of minus 11.7C was recorded at...

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