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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.

CJ7 returned last year to find male 022 had spent a few days in the nest with a new female.

Two farmers from Northern Ireland and Rwanda share their experiences and build a friendship.

A jawbone found in a Somerset cave rewrites the story of when and how dogs became our best friends.

Could counting endangered large heath butterflies be used as an indicator of peatland health?

The Scottish government says that it intends to wait until 2035 before ramping up the roll-out of the technology.

Nasa's giant Moon rocket has returned to its launch pad for a second time, ahead of a mission to send astronauts around the Moon.

Solar panels that can be plugged in at home could be available to buy in supermarkets in the coming months.

Solar panels that can be plugged in at home could be available to buy in supermarkets in the coming months.

The UN assessment of the state of migratory freshwater fish revealed an 81% decline in the last 50 years.

The UN assessment of the state of migratory freshwater fish revealed an 81% decline in the last 50 years.

The government wants more homes to have heat pumps to cut fossil fuel use and drive down energy bills.

Kernow Conservation recorded the creature during routine monitoring, staff say.

Windsor MP, Jack Rankin says he backs the idea of a western rail link to Heathrow.