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The test was carried out by a German firm who hope to launch the UK's first vertical rocket into orbit.

The Queen guitarist has led a 10-year study to combat bovine TB spread and help end badger culling.

Smoke from wildfires in north America has brought a "vivid" hue to skies above Britain ahead of a rare lunar phenomenon.

Smoke from wildfires in north America has brought a "vivid" hue to skies above Britain ahead of a rare lunar phenomenon.

Musician Brian May has led a 10-year study to combat bovine TB spread and help end badger culling.

Experts think 10-year-old Tegan uncovered prints of a huge herbivore from the late triassic period.

British forces are about to get their first dedicated surveillance and reconnaissance satellite.

British forces are about to get their first dedicated surveillance and reconnaissance satellite.

The islands could reveal why animal life first emerged on our planet after its biggest ever freeze.

The islands could reveal why animal life first emerged on our planet after its biggest ever freeze.

A timelapse captured from the International Space Station shows the Moon setting into streams of aurora.

A timelapse captured from the International Space Station shows the moon setting into streams of aurora.

Stonehenge's famous Altar Stone came from Scotland not Wales as previously thought, new analysis shows.

Stonehenge's famous Altar Stone came from Scotland not Wales as previously thought, new analysis shows.

Local authorities are seeking to build a seawall to prevent further intrusion of the ocean to the village.

Campaigners warn more cows could be spending their entire productive lives indoors.

The person who was killed worked at a remote radar site in Canada's Arctic region.

A handbag, perfume and other precious items recovered from the Titanic tell stories of the doomed ship’s passengers.

Studies of quakes detected from the planet's surface found it in the planet's rocky outer crust.

Studies of quakes detected from the planet's surface found it in the planet's rocky outer crust.