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A SPACEPLANE of the future could whisk air travellers around the world in just 95 minutes.

THE world’s oldest-known crater from an asteroid smash 3.5 billion years ago has been discovered in the Australian outback.

SOME astronomical events we see often, like shooting stars, but these are only a fraction of the dazzling celestial wonders occurring over the vast expanse of time.

THE BODY of a Roman man buried face-down with a knife in his back – and missing his feet – has sparked mystery at the site of a huge, newly-unearthed fort.

OUR ancient ancestors were churning out bone tools 1.5 million years ago – a million years earlier than we thought.

SKELETON remains tied in heavy metal chains from 1,500 years ago have been unearthed – and they belonged to a female practising an extreme religious practice.

NASA has snapped a stunning image of a supersonic plane breaking the sound barrier – as its creators boast that there was “no audible sonic boom”.

THIS is the moment a courageous mouse shows emergency-like responses by giving “mouse-to-mouse” CPR to a fellow rodent.

SCIENTISTS have sounded the alarm over an “extra threat” posed by giant Asian hornets invading Britain.

BRITAIN wasn’t always an island. At the end of the last Ice Age, it was a cold peninsula tundra on the edge of Europe.

THE Moon is set to turn an eerie shade of red in a matter of days as a partial lunar eclipse descends over the UK.

A LUNAR lander has touched down on the surface of the moon – becoming the first “fully successful” landing by a private space craft.

SPACE is a deadly place – and we’re all living at its mercy on a little blue rock.

VIRGIN Galactic is about to start building a six-seater spaceplane that will blast cash-flush tourists into space.

AN INCREDIBLY rare celestial display is set to be visible tonight, where seven planets will align in an arc across the sky.

A HUNK of dark-coloured glass found inside the skull of an individual who died during the Mount Vesuvius eruption may actually be a fossilised brain, researchers have revealed.

“EXCEPTIONAL” frescos of the Greek god of wine that reveal mystery cult rituals have been unearthed from ancient volcanic ash in Pompeii.

ARTEFACTS made from extraterrestrial metal have been discovered by archaeologists in two ancient cemeteries in Poland.

NASA has repeatedly changed estimates on whether a huge Big Ben-sized asteroid first spotted last year will crash into Earth – and now an expert has revealed the reason why.

NASA has issued a huge update on the “city-killer” asteroid hurtling in Earth’s direction – and the odds of a collision have jumped drastically.

IT starts with a glimmer in the sky – just a pinprick of light, barely distinguishable from the stars.

EVER wondered what it’s like to be an astronaut? Well, it requires a whole lot of ground work, literally.

DINOSAUR hunters have made a spectacular discovery which sheds new light on a giant “mega raptor” that stalked the Earth 120 million years ago.

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have announced the discovery of the first royal tomb since Tutankhamen was uncovered more than 100 years ago.

THE massive asteroid YR4 now has a greater chance of smashing into Earth than any asteroid in history – as Nasa raises the risk level again.

TECH giant Meta has announced plans to build the longest sea cable in the world – which will span longer than the circumference of the planet and cost $10billion.

THE odds of a massive asteroid slamming into Earth have jumped again, with NASA now warning of a 2.6% chance of impact.

CHILLING new telescope photos of the “city killer” asteroid hurtling towards earth at 30,000mph have been released.