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From spacesuit fitting to final communications checks in the rocket, the crew prepared for liftoff to begin their 10-day mission.

The PhD students will have the edge when it comes to tracking the Artemis mission to the Moon.

The UK's largest native butterfly has not been seen in the region for more than a century.

Keith Wright from Dorset, worked on Apollo 11 - the first mission to land astronauts on the Moon.

Artemis II is close to launch - Simon King explains the critical importance of the weather to its success.

The first crewed Moon mission in 50 years could launch in April, ahead of a future lunar landing.

BBC's Leyla Khodabakhshi speaks to locals and visitors in Florida ahead of the Artemis II mission blast off.

BBC's Leyla Khodabakhshi speaks to locals and visitors in Florida ahead of the Artemis II mission blast off.

The anteater pup's gender is not yet known as it "prefers the safety of mum" for now, the zoo says.

The anteater pup's gender is not yet known as it "prefers the safety of mum" for now, the zoo says.

The UK's largest native butterfly has not been seen in the region for more than a century.

The project at Bolling Hall Museum will focus on Bradford-born astronomer Abraham Sharp.

The project at Bolling Hall Museum will focus on Bradford-born astronomer Abraham Sharp.

Huge crowds are gathering around the Kennedy Space Centre to see the launch of the historic moon mission.

Huge crowds are gathering around the Kennedy Space Centre to see the launch of the historic moon mission.

Huge crowds are gathering around the Kennedy Space Centre to see the launch of the historic moon mission.

Huge crowds are gathering around the Kennedy Space Centre to see the launch of the historic moon mission.

Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth said exempting oil drilling was a matter of national security.

Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth said exempting oil drilling was a matter of national security.

Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth said exempting oil drilling was a matter of national security.

For the ten day mission, Nasa scientists have developed a new 'universal waste management system', which is basically a space loo.

New rules requiring weekly food waste collections for all homes in England have come into force.

Nasa hopes to launch the first crewed mission around the Moon in more than 50 years, but weather may decide if the astronauts take off this week.

Of the 24 Nasa astronauts who travelled to the Moon in the Apollo missions of the 1960s and 1970s, just five remain.

A competitive edge with China and a possible lunar gold rush are twin goals behind Artemis II, experts tell the BBC.

The site sees the last of 30,000 mixed-native trees go into the ground two years ahead of schedule.

The crew, who are accomplished pilots, engineers and scientists, reveal their hopes, fears and family sacrifices.

The crew, who are accomplished pilots, engineers and scientists, reveal their hopes, fears and family sacrifices.

Training for the Artemis II flight took place at the Johnson Space Center in Texas, and began soon after the crew was named in 2023.

The Artemis II spacesuits are designed to protect the astronauts during launch and landing, as well as possible emergency scenarios.

Concerns have been raised over the cost of two bat houses being built next to the M5.

Humans are returning to the Moon - hear about it on the BBC's space podcast, 13 Minutes

From a race with China to lunar discoveries, the US is investing time, effort and money to head to the Moon - and beyond.

From a race with China to lunar discoveries, the US is investing time, effort and money to head to the Moon - and beyond.

From a race with China to lunar discoveries, the US is investing time, effort and money to head to the Moon - and beyond.

Nasa's Artemis II crew have been taking questions from quarantine ahead of their Moon mission.

A series of improvements to the North Wessex Downs are on the cards if the funding bid succeeds.

France's Eiffel Tower and Barcelona's Sagrada Familia Basilica were among the famous global landmarks that went dark for an hour on Saturday night.

Buglife says Kent, Surrey and Sussex forms one of the UK's richest regions for insect variety.

An area for nesting birds on the Isle of Man has been cordoned off to protect endangered species.

Witness History tells the story of the Apollo 8 mission in 1968.

Nasa is on track to launch its Artemis II mission in April which will be tracked by Goonhilly Earth Station, near Helston.

The BBC speaks to conservationists a year after beavers were released at a nature reserve in Dorset.

A nuclear-powered spacecraft promises deeper and more explorative space travel.

A nuclear-powered spacecraft promises deeper and more explorative space travel.

How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?

Repeated fires at Arnolds Field in Launders Lane, Rainham, have plagued residents for years.

Animal welfare campaigners welcome a "pivotal moment" in the move towards a ban on trail hunting.

Water companies said the country was also seeing the effect of greater infrastructure investment.

Water companies said the country was also seeing the effect of greater infrastructure investment.