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Fusion race kicked into high gear by smart tech

A US company is speeding up the path to practical fusion energy using Google's vast computing power. → Read More

Iris: Student-built robot rover on track to explore the Moon

A student-built rover is being prepared for a launch to the Moon later this year. → Read More

NIF: US lab takes further step towards nuclear fusion goal

US physicists confirm that they have achieved a stage in nuclear fusion called "burning plasma". → Read More

SLS: Nasa fixes glitchy megarocket equipment ahead of key test

Nasa fixes malfunctioning equipment on a new rocket designed to take astronauts to the Moon. → Read More

Goalkeepers not to blame for England's football penalty curse

Goalkeepers for the England men's football team are not responsible for a perceived "penalty curse". → Read More

World's oldest family tree created using DNA

Scientists have created the world's oldest family tree from bones interred at a 5,700-year-old tomb. → Read More

Ancient mass migration transformed Britons' DNA

Scientists uncover evidence for a large-scale, prehistoric migration into Britain in the Bronze Age. → Read More

British or Irish reached remote islands before Vikings

People from Britain or Ireland may have reached the remote Faroe Islands before the Vikings. → Read More

Space sleeping bag to solve astronauts' squashed eyeball disorder

Scientists hope the hi-tech sleeping bag will stop eyeballs being squashed by zero-gravity in space. → Read More

Nasa unveils new class of astronaut candidates

The six men and four women could fly to the space station and on future missions to the Moon. → Read More

Scientists claim big advance in using DNA to store data

Scientists say they have made a major step forward in storing information in molecules of DNA. → Read More

Nasa Dart asteroid spacecraft: Mission to smash into Dimorphos space rock launches

A spacecraft has started its journey as it aims to deliberately nudge an asteroid off course. → Read More

Dart: Mission to smack Dimorphos asteroid set for launch

A spacecraft is set to launch on a mission to nudge an asteroid off course. → Read More

IBM claims advance in quantum computing

The company unveils an advanced "quantum" processor that's part of an effort to build super-fast computers. → Read More

Russian anti-satellite test adds to worsening problem of space debris

Russia has destroyed one of its own satellites in orbit, prompting international condemnation. → Read More

COP26: New global climate deal struck in Glasgow

New global climate deal agreed at COP26 in Glasgow after last-minute wrangling over agreement on cutting coal → Read More

Nasa's Orion spacecraft: A guide

A guide to the spaceship that will carry astronauts back to the Moon this decade. → Read More

Nasa's Moon return pushed back to 2025

The first Nasa mission to return to the surface of the Moon has been delayed by one year to 2025. → Read More

Climate change: Carbon emissions show rapid rebound after Covid dip

Global carbon emissions are set to get back close to the levels they were at before Covid. → Read More

Climate change: Carbon emissions show rapid rebound after Covid dip

Global carbon emissions are set to get back close to the levels they were at before Covid. → Read More