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An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.

BBC health and science correspondent James Gallagher finds out if it is scientifically possible to ever cure Alzheimer's.

The celestial patterns we see after dark have helped humans to set calendars and navigate for millennia, but could controversial new artworks change our view of the heavens?

Nasa plans small satellite missions, which could open up new ways of exploring the Solar System.

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Small satellites that can fit in a hand and cost less than £200 are being used by children and enthusiasts to carry out experiments in the Earth's orbit.

A new revolution in space is seeing low-cost small satellites being launched to monitor crops, wars and even shopping centres.

A Russian Dnepr rocket puts 32 objects in space - a record for the most payloads carried to orbit in a single mission.

Amateur rocket enthusiasts have gathered in Scotland to mark 30 years of aiming for the skies.

In the latest of our series about makers and hackers, the BBC News website looks at the world of the amateur rocket-maker.

In the latest of our series about makers and hackers, the BBC News website looks at the world of the amateur rocket-maker.

Google has acquired a US start-up that generates power using turbines flying on robotic tethered kites.

A group of Danish rocket enthusiasts trying to launch a dummy 30km into the sky abort the mission when a valve on their rocket freezes up.

The French actress redefined cinematic allure, captivating the world before championing animal rights.

How a group of English school pupils unearthed a Soviet space programme secret.

speed at which it orbits around the barycenter of a system, usually around a more massive body. It can be used to refer to either the mean orbital speed, i.e. the average speed as it completes an orbit, or the speed at a particular point in its orbit

A mysterious force called Dark Energy might be changing, in a way that challenges our current understanding of the nature of time and space.