Nasa will send helicopter to Mars to test otherworldly flight
The space agency says it will be the first test of a heavier-than-air aircraft on another planet.
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SpaceX flies ‘lessons learned’ rocket
The California rocket company SpaceX conducts what is arguably its most important launch to date.
Red squirrels ‘may have introduced’ leprosy to Britain
The discovery supports the theory that squirrels may have spread the disease in medieval Europe.