SCIENCE

Dr José Rodal says the paper has been accepted by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Seven licenses have been given covering parts of Herefordshire, Gloucestershire, Cornwall, Devon and Dorset.

A Russian telescope has observed "a strong signal" from the star, HD164595, in the Hercules constellation.

Ash clouds during 2010 Eyjafjallajokull erutpion caused Europe's air space to be shut down for almost a week.

Skeletal fractures suggest hominid died after great fall and that species was both arboreal and terrestrial.

The herd was hit by lightning on Friday 26 August in southern Norway, killing 323 animals, of which 70 were calves.

Crew and passengers experienced a close encounter with three humpback whales near Byron Bay.

The conditions replicated as closely as possible a trip to the Red planet.

Typhoon Lionrock is set to hit Japan in the same week as typhoons Mindulle and Kompasu.

A hurricane formed off the coast of Florida could be headed to the UK, this week according to reports.

The reserve, home to 7,000 different species, is renowned for its natural wonders, as well as being culturally significant to Hawaiians.

California's legislature approves a bill that will ban the export and performances of orca.

The area will now cover 582,500 sq miles containing over 7,000 species.

Fires in Indonesia cause an annual crisis that blankets large parts of the region in choking smog.

Dark matter is an invisible and unidentified form of matter, which accounts for around 27% of the universe's total mass.

Entire walls collapsed, exposing the interiors of homes like dolls' houses.

The feisty little animal, weighting 600 grams, the size of a kitten, has never been identified before.

Vets say Didik probably witnessed his mother's death, leaving him 'sad and depressed'.

'We need to consider collateral damages to freshwater resources' as drugs not being removed by waste treatment.

Slooh is to make a live broadcast to enable people to take a look at star Proxima Centauri.

Replacing Hinkley Point C with cheaper alternatives could save taxpayers £1bn a year, study says.

Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has announced €50m for restoration work.

Officials say 250 people dead as aftershocks hinder the rescue of survivors trapped under rubble.

There may be 40 billion Earth-sized rocky planets in our universe

Hundreds have been killed after two large earthquakes struck Italy and Myanmar on the same day.

Roughly 5,000 people are involved in post-quake operations as the search for survivors continues.

If the mission is successful, China will become the second country to land a rover on planet after the US.

Studying the Arctic provided scientists with clues about the aftermath of the Permian-Triassic extinction.

Bagan rivals Cambodia's Angkor Wat and Borobudur in Indonesia as Southeast Asia's premier archaeological site.