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A rocket abroad - Soyuz in French Guiana
00:45 UK time, Tuesday, 18 October 2011
It is one of the most important weeks in the history of European space activity, with the first Russian Soyuz rocket set to launch from French Guiana.
19 October 2011
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IQ 'can change in teenage years'
The mental ability of teenagers can improve or decline on a far greater scale than previously thought, according to new research.
Scots carbon capture scheme scrapped
Plans for a pioneering carbon capture project at Longannet coal-fired power station have been scrapped, the UK energy secretary confirms.
'Broadband giant' heads skyward
The Viasat-1 broadband spacecraft, one of the most powerful satellites ever built, rides to orbit on a Russian Proton rocket.
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