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Astronaut accidentally dials wrong number
Dec 28, 2015British astronaut Tim Peake dialed up an unsuspecting pensioner and said, 'hello, is this planet Earth ?'
Ancient Viking settlement found in Norway
Dec 26, 2015A huge 1,500-year-old Viking fishing village site has been unearthed during excavations at an airport.
Are comets more dangerous than asteroids ?
Dec 24, 2015Our planet may be at higher risk from a large comet impact than from a conventional rocky asteroid.
Earth-like world found 14 light years away
Dec 17, 2015A potentially habitable terrestrial planet has been discovered in the relatively nearby Wolf 1061 system.
Reusable rocket sees first successful launch
VIDEO Nov 25, 2015Blue Origin has beaten SpaceX in the race to build a rocket that can launch and then return to the Earth.
Prehistoric 'vampire' microbes discovered
Nov 20, 2015750 million-year-old fossils have revealed evidence of a deadly microbe with vampiric tendencies.
Huge hoard of 4,000 Roman coins unearthed
Nov 20, 2015A treasure trove of more than 4,000 bronze and silver Roman coins has been discovered in Switzerland.
1,111-carat diamond unearthed in Botswana
Nov 19, 2015A monstrous diamond, the second largest ever discovered, has been dug up at a mine in Africa.
Astronaut tweets 'UFO' from the space station
Nov 18, 2015Scott Kelly shared an image on social media showing a strange object high above the Earth's surface.
Earth has huge stores of hidden groundwater
Nov 17, 2015There is enough water trapped beneath the ground to flood the entire world with over 590m of liquid.
Gladiator Colosseum unearthed in Tuscany
Nov 12, 2015Archaeologists have discovered the remains of an ancient amphitheater similar to the Colosseum in Rome.
10 tons of 2,000-year-old coins unearthed
Nov 11, 2015A vast treasure trove of ancient Chinese coins has been discovered at a dig site in the city of Nanchang.
Ancient Greek fortress of Acra discovered
Nov 4, 2015Archaeologists have unearthed the ancient citadel underneath a car park in the city of Jerusalem.
Halloween asteroid looks like a human skull
Oct 31, 2015The recently discovered asteroid due to pass by the Earth today actually looks like a skeletal face.
Marble Medusa head unearthed in Roman ruins
Oct 23, 2015A remnant of the past has been discovered among the remains of an ancient first century Roman city.
Huge asteroid will pass by Earth on Halloween
Oct 21, 2015Scientists have revealed that a high-speed asteroid will streak past our planet at the end of the month.
Crystals suggest earlier emergence of life
Oct 20, 2015New evidence has revealed that life may have appeared on Earth 300 million years earlier than thought.
Dinosaur nest found within 'Dragon's Tomb'
Oct 15, 2015Paleontologists have unearthed a nest full of baby hadrosaurs in a fossil-rich region of Mongolia.
NASA issues doomsday asteroid all-clear
Oct 10, 2015Amid the numerous doomsday predictions of recent weeks comes the news that we are actually quite safe.
Earth's core formed over a billion years ago
Oct 10, 2015Scientists have revealed new findings about the Pluto-sized ball of iron at the center of our planet.
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