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China's next space mission will carry three astronauts and attempt to dock with an experimental module launched last year, state media reported.
The Shenzhou-9 spacecraft will be launched aboard its Long March 2F rocket sometime between June and August.
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Swiss scientists say they plan to launch a "janitor satellite" specially designed to get rid of orbiting debris known as space junk.
The 10-million-franc (£7.6m) satellite CleanSpace One — the prototype for a family of such satellites — is being built by the Swiss Space Center at the Swiss Federal Institute for Technology in Lausanne, or EPFL.
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Weapons of war could be controlled by the minds of soldiers if military scientists harness advances in neuroscience, a report has suggested.
The research published by the Royal Society, Britain's national academy of science, shows the possible benefits of neuroscience to the military and law enforcement.
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Researchers in the US have "cloaked" a three-dimensional object for the first time, bringing the idea of an invisibility cloak a step closer to reality and releasing the potential to hide fighter jets from radar screens.
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The vision of two legally blind women improved after receiving treatment using embryonic stem cells, scientists have reported.
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Psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, may help people deal with depression, according to two separate studies on the hallucinogenic drug.
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new image has been released showing the half-submerged cruise ship Costa Concordia taken by the WorldView-1 satellite.
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The failed Russian spacecraft Phobos-Grunt is expected to crash back down to Earth on Sunday after its unsuccessful mission to Mars, experts have said.
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A frog discovered in Papau New Guinea measuring less than 8mm long has been named the world's smallest vertebrate.
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Scientists are set to announce whether or not they will move the hand on the infamous 'Doomsday Clock' signifying how close humanity is to catastrophic destruction.
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Pharmaceutical giants GlaxoSmithKline Argentina Laboratories is to appeal against a fine for "irregularities" during clinical drug trials involving babies.
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An experimental vaccine has appeared to protect monkeys from the species' version of the HIV virus, leading to optimism that a similar vaccine could be developed for humans.
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Wikipedia users may not need to see the face of a pleading Jimmy Wales anymore, as the online encyclopedia and sainted friend of last-minute essay students everywhere raised $20 million in donations.
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Russia has admitted that parts of the failed Mars probe Phobus-Grunt which became stranded in orbit may come crashing back down to Earth next week.
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A Dutch laboratory who developed a strain of bird flu which has the potential to kill millions want to publish its research, sparking fears the information could be used by terrorists.
