The four main engines for Nasa's new "megarocket" are to be fired in unison for the first time.
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Nasa's 'megarocket' set to fire up engines
The four main engines for Nasa's new "megarocket" are to be fired in unison for the first time.
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Nasa's 'megarocket' set to fire up engines
The four main engines for Nasa's new "megarocket" are to be fired in unison for the first time.
'Exceptionally hot' 2020 concludes warmest decade
The years between 2011 and 2020 were the hottest on record, and 2020 was among the warmest of all.
Electric eels work together to zap prey
The electric predators work in groups to herd and "zap" their prey in unison, scientists shocked to discover.
UK industry bids farewell to EU's Galileo system
Spacecraft manufacturer SSTL ships its final navigation payloads for the Galileo sat-nav programme.
Government defends Cumbria coal mine green light
Climate change: Cumbria coal mine "risks making Britain a laughing stock"
World's oldest animal cave painting found in Indonesia
The life-sized picture of a wild pig found in a remote cave is thought to be 45,000 years old.
Honey detective work raises fears for bees
Pollinators risk running short of food as wildflowers disappear in a "green desert", experts warn.
'Exceptionally hot' 2020 concludes warmest decade
The years between 2011 and 2020 were the hottest on record, and 2020 was among the warmest of all.
Electric eels work together to zap prey
The electric predators work in groups to herd and "zap" their prey in unison, scientists shocked to discover.
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