The world's first scale model of the solar system is created in Nevada, and it covers 7 MILES of desert

World’s first scale model of the solar system is created in Nevada desert

Based on Earth being the size of a half-inch marble, the team calculated the scale sizes of each orbit and planet, which were represented by balls and lightbulbs. They then shot time-lapse images (inset) of their cars driving around the orbits over 36 hours from the vantage point of a nearby mountain. The project was captured in a short film, titled 'To Scale: The Solar System' by Wylie Overstreet and Alex Gorosh.

The robot vacuum controlled by phone: App activates cleaner remotely meaning you can clean your carpets even when you're not at home

The Neato BotVac Connected is the first robotic vacuum linked to the internet, and uses the same technology as Google's driverless cars to map out a house and navigate around objects.

How good are YOU at paying attention? Take the test that reveals just how bad humans are at noticing obvious changes

The release Friday of Donald Trump's position paper on gun rights drew so many readers that his website server was temporarily knocked offline

Watch the clip and count how many basketball passes are made. The famous test highlights a phenomenon known as 'change blindness' that causes us to miss obvious changes to a scene.

Napoleonic skeletons unearthed in Frankfurt: 200 soldiers died of battle wounds and typhus fleeing Russia in 1813

The skeletons (pictured) were found in the Frankfurt's western Roedelheim district and its thought the soldiers were buried in a hurry, with many succumbing to battle wounds and typhus.

British scientists set to genetically modify embryos for the first time in bid to understand why some women suffer repeated miscarriages 

Francis Crick Institute geneticists say they hope to use the technique to understand what causes women to suffer repeated miscarriages, as critics call for a ban on genetically modified babies.

The only remote you'll ever need: Logitech's Harmony Elite works with 270,000 gadgets from TVs to speakers and lights

Harmony Elite (pictured) was unveiled at this month's IFA conference in Berlin. It works with the Bluetooth and Wi-Fi enabled Logitech Hub which connects all the devices together.

Create a playlist with your FACE: Spotify tool scans selfies to see how you're feeling and makes music mixes to suit this mood

Taiwanese mobile phone giant HTC has teamed up with Spotify to create a service that analyses selfies to select music based on the user's facial expression.

Hideous knobby-faced beast was the first to stand on all fours: 260 million-year-old fossils reveal creature walked like a cow

Hideous knobby-faced Bunostegos  was the first to stand on all fours

Dubbed Bunostegos akokanensis, the knobby-faced 'pre-reptile' was unlike any other animal that roamed the supercontinent Pangea. Fossils found in Niger, suggest the long bone in all of its limbs did not have a structure called a twist that would allow it to move flat on the ground. The animal's shoulder was also not able to move in a way that allowed the creature to sprawl on its stomach. And the elbow of all four limbs would not allow the animal to sprawl on the ground. The bones are highlighted bottom left.

So long Project Morpheus! Sony officially names its virtual reality headset PlayStation VR and confirms it will go on sale next year

The newly-named PlayStation VR (pictured), or PSVR, has been on display at this week's Tokyo Game Show, where Sony also confirmed the device will go on sale in the first half of 2016.

The parasitic wasps that are genetically modifying butterflies: Insects pass on a virus that alters the caterpillar's genome

Scientists at the University of Valencia in Spain were surprised to discover DNA from parasitic wasps (pictured) in the genomes of several species of butterfly.

The truth behind the five-second rule: Scientist reveals the chances of you getting sick from eating food dropped on the floor

A food scientist from Clemson University in South Carolina has explained the recent scientific breakthroughs in studying the rule and which surfaces are the most dangerous.

Navy seal! Photographer catches the astonishing moment mammal on a mission hitches a ride on a WHALE

Photographer Robyn Malcolm has captured the incredible moment a seal was seen surfing on the back of a humpback whale off the NSW south coast.

Birds fall in love too! Finches choose partners in a similar way to humans and have more chicks when they are enamoured

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Germany set up a speed-dating session for zebra finches (stock image) to study natural selection.

Amazon takes aim at Apple: Firm revamps its Fire TV and launches $50 high-spec 7-inch Fire tablet

The 7-inch (18-cm) Fire tablet is part of new family of tablets being launched by the online giant, along with an upgraded streaming media device and a game controller box.

Could YOU land Elon Musk's Falcon 9 on a barge? Online game puts your skills to the test and reveals just how difficult it is

Elon Musk's Falcon 9 game lets YOU land the rocket barge

The 8-bit game, called SpaceX Falcon Lander (screenshot shown left) was developed by MIT Media Lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts and lets people use a keyboard's arrow keys to manoeuvre the rocket. The aim is to slow down and land the rocket on the platform, which may sound simple but is in fact fiendishly difficult. It's designed to show the difficulties faced by the SpaceX mission in landing the Falcon 9 Lander (top right) on a platform at sea (bottom right).

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How polluted is YOUR city? Live interactive map shows exactly how much harmful smog is in the air where you live right now

World Air Quality Index reveals how polluted YOUR city is

Beijing based environmental monitoring project, the World Air Quality Index is publishing real time pollution maps across the world (pictured) to reveal levels of harmful particulate matter. PM2.5 particulates from car fumes and fossil fuel burning are thought to pose a high risk to human health. The maps allow city residents to see when are the best times to venture outside.

Super-intelligent aliens could be trying to contact Earth, but humans may not be able to pick up the signals yet, says Seti's top scientist

Exclusive: Dr Nathalie Cabrol, who is leading the hunt for alien life at the Seti Institute in California, says optical and radio technologies may not be able to pick up messages from ET.

It's no yolk: Australian scientist wins parody Nobel Prize for creating a way to unboil an egg

Professor Colin Raston (pictured) from Flinders University in Adelaide has been awarded an Ig Nobel Prize for building a machine which can unboil an egg.

Toddlers who are put to bed with an iPad: One in ten under fours are watching programmes despite parents being warned of health hazards of night-time viewing 

Rising numbers of pre-schoolers across Britain are using their parents' mobile phones to access apps while many already possess their own tablets and games consoles that they're glued to.

Queen's Don't Stop Me Now is the top feel-good song of the past 50 years... and a scientific formula has proved it 

A cognitive neuroscientist from the University of Groningen in Holland studied pop songs from the past 50 years and created an equation to reveal what gives some songs a 'feel good' factor.

El Nino will cause MORE damage to parched California: Experts say weather system may bring another year of drought to the region

A group of weather experts at the University of California this week warned the weather system may not behave as many have predicted, causing more drought in the region.

Harry Potter's invisibility cloak becomes a reality (sort of): Ultra-thin cape conceals 3D objects, but it only works with tiny shapes

Working with brick-like blocks of gold nanoantennas, scientists at the University of California Berkeley fashioned a 'skin cloak' (illustrated) 80 nanometres thick.

Chimpanzees love horror movies too! Apes become so engrossed in violent videos they ignore tasty treats in front of them

Scientists at Kyoto University showed chimps bizarre videos of an actor in a King Kong costume attacking humans and a human getting 'revenge' with a hammer.

Offerings to the god Osiris found hidden beneath ancient Sudanese pyramids: 2,000-year-old structures marked Kushite graves

Pyramids discovered in ancient Sudanese cemetery: 2,000-year-old structures built for the

The pyramids (a ruin is shown left) were found close to the ancient town of Gematon in Sudan, which as part of the ancient kingdom of Kush. Kushites built pyramids for the dead from around 800 BC until their kingdom collapsed in approximately 400AD. In one tomb below a pyramid, archaeologists found an offering table (top right) which features a carving showing a priest offering incense to the ruler of the underworld, Osiris (pictured bottom right in a scene from an Ancient Egyptian tomb).

A dramatic North Pole rescue: Russian scientists are plucked from a drifting ice research station after cracks started to appear

The evacuation of the 'North Pole-2015' icy laboratory was captured on camera as researchers and other workers living there began their journey back to north west Russia.

Apple sweeps the board at the T3 Awards with PlayStation, Microsoft's HoloLens and Tesla also walking away with accolades

Apple took home four awards, for: 'Brand of the year', 'laptop of the year' and its Apple Watch, which was crowned 'wearable of the year' as well as 'gadget of the year' at the ceremony in London.

The science of why people cheat: Scientists reveal the two main reasons behind the popularity of Ashley Madison

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 19:  The Ashley Madison website is displayed on August 19, 2015 in London, England. Hackers who stole customer information from the cheating site AshleyMadison.com dumped 9.7 gigabytes of data to the dark web on Tuesday fulfilling a threat to release sensitive information including account details, log-ins and credit card details, if Avid Life Media, the owner of the website didn't take Ashley Madison.com offline permanently.  (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

There are two main causes why people have such affairs, according to Professor Pepper Schwartz at Washington University; the need for excitement and emotional support.

Witness a Kamikaze comet hurtling towards the sun: Nasa mission spots its 3,000 'dirty snowball' and captures its solar death-dive

The Soho telescope, controlled from Nasa's Goddard Space Flight Centre in Greenbelt, Maryland, has discovered its 3000th 'sungrazer' comet (an example is pictured).

Amazing 'end of times' lights form among clouds over Costa Rica, bringing crowds to a standstill to watch incredible phenomenon

Amazing 'end of times' lights form among clouds over San Jose in Costa Rica

Crowds were brought to a standstill when they witnessed an astonishing 'end of times' lights form among clouds over Costa Rica. The spectacle, in the capital of San Jose, occurred on the country's Independence Day last Tuesday. It led some to describe the incredible phenomenon as being 'like a sign of God'.

How your tweets can betray your politics: Liberals use swear words on Twitter while those on the right discuss religion

Researchers at Queen Mary University of London studied tweets by supporters of the US Republican and Democrat Parties. The findings may help to predict how people will vote in elections.

Revealed, why coffee keeps us awake: High levels of caffeine 'produce the same effect as jet lag' - making the body think it's a whole time zone behind

The British and US research doesn't just reinforce the advice to avoid caffeine in the evening - it also suggests that the stimulant could be used to treat jet lag.

Now EVERYONE can shop on Twitter! Site rolls out its 'Buy' button to all users to let you purchase items directly from tweets

Twitter added its Buy button option to profiles in the US last year and it is now available globally. To make a purchase on Twitter, users can simply tap the button (pictured) embedded into tweets.

'Living fossil' fish has a LUNG in its abdomen: Organ has no purpose and is a leftover from the bizarre creature's evolution

Researchers at Rio de Janeiro State University identified the defunct lung and said it provides information about how the coelacanth's ancient relatives may have lived 410 million years ago.

Is this the saddest polar bear on the planet? Photo showing plight of emaciated animal as she drags her injured leg across the ice shared 41,000 times 

Nature photographer Kerstin Langenberger, who is based in Germany, posted the image of the 'horribly thin' injured bear on Facebook last month. It was taken in Norway's Svalbard region.

Tim Cook slams 'opportunistic' Steve Jobs films: Apple CEO discusses founder's legacy and coming out as gay on the Late Show

US talk show host Stephen Colbert also attempted to tease out details about Apple's reported driverless car plans, which Tim Cook was unable to deny or confirm.

Why a dog's sense of smell is overrated: Canines use their MEMORY to find buried bones rather than following their nose 

Researchers at Duke University in North Carolina analysed the results of tests that were a version of the cup and ball game played with 500 pet dogs who had to find a hidden treat.

Sharp to sell first 8K TV in October: Screen will produce images so clear they appear 3D (but you'll need $133,000 to get one)

The 85 inch (2.16 metre) LV-85001, which will be available from Japan, will have 16 times as many pixels as 1080p high definition televisions.

From a beautiful sunset to majestic mountains: Stunning new images of Pluto reveal its 'Earth-like' landscape in incredible detail

Beautiful new panoramas of Pluto reveal icy world in incredible detail

Among the highlights is an incredible panorama (left) showing a sunset on the icy world, taken by New Horizons probe 15 minutes after it flew by the Pluto system in July. It shows more than a dozen thin haze layers extending from near the ground to at least 60 miles (100km) above the surface. Combined with other recently downloaded pictures, scientists say they now have evidence for a remarkably Earth-like 'water' cycle on Pluto - one that involves soft and exotic ices, including nitrogen, rather than water ice. The top right image shows the location of the glaciers seen in the panorama. The bottom right reveals local hills and small mountains on the surface.

The spiders are coming! Warm summer means an 'influx' of large arachnids is heading for your home

The University of Gloucestershire has released an app to help identify spider species. Called Spider in da House, it reveals which critters are in your home, and their sexes.

Android fans attack! Apple haters flood Google Play with abusive one-star reviews for the tech giant's Move to iOS app

Comments posted alongside thousands of one-star ratings include: 'Ever wish you could go back in time? Well now you can! Experience all the features you have had for years all over again.'

The brain's judge and jury: Scientists pinpoint the region we use to decide how someone should be punished

Scientists from Harvard and Vanderbilt University in Tennessee, used a non-invasive way of stimulating the brain using magnetic fields to study the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (illustrated in green)

The truth is NOT out there: Astronomer uses highly sensitive telescope to search for alien civilisations...but finds nothing

The head of the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy says a search for heat signatures of advanced life in nearby galaxies has failed to find any evidence of alien civilisations (illustrated).

Are you a sexy nymph or a graceful muse? 'Erotic' quiz uses Greek mythology and pop culture to reveal what kind of lover you are - and who your perfect partner might be

A new erotic quiz reveals what kind of lover you are with eight questions ranging from Greek goddesses to cult movies. The profiling system then determines your ideal match.

How to make condoms, 19th century style: 'Practical receipt book' from 1884 reveals life hacks including adding radishes to wine and preventing baldness with RUM

'The United States Practical Receipt Book' offers recipes and instructions for everything from how to prevent baldness and make condoms and is housed at the University of Michigan.

Twitter's 'Highlights' feature rolls out globally: Recaps sent throughout the day help users catch up on the best of their feed

Highlights (pictured) was originally released in April but was only available for English-language readers. The latest update makes it available globally in more than 35 languages.

Inside the cave that was home to Denisovans, Neanderthals AND Homo sapiens: Different species of early man used the same shelter for thousands of years

Inside the cave that was home to Denisovans, Neanderthals AND Homo sapiens

Geneticists at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Munich, Germany, studied DNA from three teeth (like the one pictured top right) and a pinky bone (pictured bottom right) found in the Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains (pictured left). They found they belonged to individuals who lived thousands of years apart. The findings have provided fresh clues about how this mysterious human species lived and even that they had a strong sense of 'home'.

Amazing moment a humpback whale breaches the water and leaps over kayakers - narrowly avoiding crushing them 

The kayakers were paddling in Monterey Bay, California, on Saturday when the enormous creature emerged from the water and almost landed on top of the duo.

Snapchat adds Replays that let you pay to relive your old messages: Latest update also includes selfie art and trophies

Replays is the app's first in-app purchase that gives US users three chances to see old messages for $0.99. Snapchat is also offering 10 Replays for $2.99 and 20 Replays for $4.99.

Neanderthals are almost TWICE as old as first thought: DNA suggests extinct human species emerged 700,000 years ago

Geneticists at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany have obtained the oldest genetic information from an early species of human to ever be sequenced.

Apple reveals record setting preorders for iPhone 6s and says it expects to sell more than 10 MILLION in one weekend

Apple Inc. unveils iPhone 6s (front) and iPhone 6s Plus models at a media event in San Francisco on Sept. 9, 2015. The U.S. consumer electronics and online services giant will start taking pre-orders for the latest models of its popular smartphone Sept. 12 and launch sales Sept. 25 in countries including Japan and the United States. (Kyodo)
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Preorders for its latest iPhone have been so strong that Apple expects to surpass last year's record, when it sold 10 million phones during the first weekend.

'Hush' kills unused apps to boost your battery: Free tool tracks how you use your phone to save energy

Purdue University researchers in Indiana, said the Hush tool for Android phones can reduce the total daily energy drain by 16 per per cent by shutting down apps (stock image).

Could we PROVE parallel universes exist? Cosmologists say other dimensions may create 'signatures' that are visible in space

Cosmologist Dr Eugene Lim, from King's College London, says if multiple universes inhabit the same physical space as our own, they will collide and leave traces in the cosmic microwave background.

Samsung's 'Foldable Valley' could launch in January: Flexible smartphone uses a bendy plastic display to open and close like a book

Samsung's flexible 'Foldable Valley' smartphone could launch in January

Rumours suggest the South Korean tech giant's 'Foldable Valley' handset will have a bendy plastic display so it can fold like a notebook (conceptual image shown). The handset is expected to launch as early as January 2016 and trusted rumour blog SamMobile is reported that anonymous sources claim the device is currently being tested in China.

How to spot a psychopath? Measure their head: Men with wider faces are more likely to have psychopathic tendencies

A study of students and inmates by Goethe University, Frankfurt found men with a higher facial width-to-height ratio were more likely to exhibit 'self-centred impulsivity' and 'fearless dominance.'

Is this the first human? Extraordinary find in a South African cave suggests man may be up to 2.8million years old  

Named Homo naledi, the species has been assigned to the genus Homo, to which modern humans also belong. The remains were discovered in South Africa's Gauteng province.

No more blackspots! Three launches '4G Super-Voice' that means you can always make calls inside homes and in rural areas

4G Super-Voice already covers half of the UK population for indoor coverage, including three quarters of London, Edinburgh, Exeter and Birmingham but will be extended further.

Will a ROBOT steal your JOB? Believe it or not, this receptionist is a robot, part of a worrying trend that will change our lives 

This week, analysts Deloitte published a stark new prediction: 35 per cent of today's UK jobs are at 'high risk' of being automated in the next ten to 20 years

Scientists use YEAST to brew THC: Chemical usually found in cannabis could lead to better HIV and cancer drugs

SAFED, ISRAEL - MARCH 07: (ISRAEL OUT) A worker touches plants at a cannabis greenhouse at the growing facility of the Tikun Olam company on March 7, 2011 near the northern city of Safed, Israel. In conjunction with Israel's Health Ministry, Tikon Olam are currently distributing cannabis for medicinal purposes to over 1800 people in Israel. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)

Researchers from Dortmund, Germany have discovered a way to genetically engineer yeast to produce both THC and cannabidiol. THC is the primary psychoactive chemical in cannabis.

Uber for LIMOS: Mercedes-Benz announces plans for a fleet of luxury self-driving limousines you order on demand

Daimler-owned Mercedes-Benz is hoping to target the luxury car market with new autonomous vehicles. It has unveiled its F 015 driverless research vehicle (pictured) as a way of testing the technology.

Brace yourself for a VERY cold winter: Forecasters warn recent bad weather could be start of most powerful El Nino phenomenon since 1950

Meteorologists predict that the El Nino phenomenon - which caused the prolonged, snowy winter six years ago - could be the most powerful since 1950.

How many people have YOU 'indirectly' had sex with? Take this test to find out! Tool reveals just 9 lovers means you've been 'sexually exposed to FOUR MILLION'

Using the theory of six degrees of separation a new calculator reveals the number of direct and 'indirect' sexual partners a person has had, to highlight the importance of having regular STI tests.

Huge swarms of AI drones are coming: Team sets world record by launching 50 UAVs controlled by just ONE person

Team sets world-record by launching 50 UAVs controlled by ONE person

The 50 UAVs were launched and flown autonomously in two 'sub-swarms' of 25 UAVs each. Once in the air, the drones talked to each using high-powered Wi-Fi. Researchers at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, want to eventually create swarms of drones that act on their own on the battlefield.

No more tangled headphone wires! $250 Batband uses bone conduction to play music through your SKULL

Batband (pictured) has been developed by Studio Banana Things. It pairs to a device via Bluetooth and music is played wirelessly. This connection also means the band can be used to answer calls.

Some folk have all the luck! Tall people are genetically more likely to be slim...and the opposite is true for short

Researchers from the University of Queensland and British universities analysed DNA of people from 14 European countries to find those from 'tall' nations have DNA to keep them slim.

Poor phone signal? Open a window! Simple tricks to boost mobile connection revealed

Going upstairs and opening a window can help to improve mobile reception, while turning on airplane mode briefly can reset the mast the device connects to for a better signal.

Nine in ten bosses vet applicants on Facebook: Half have reconsidered offering a job after seeing a candidate's social media accounts

The findings were revealed by recruiting software company, Jobvite, which surveyed 1,855 human resources managers in industries including engineering, IT, marketing and sales.

Defendant in 1310 English court case given nickname 'Roger Fuckebythenavele' in what historians say is first recorded use of the insult

Dr Paul Booth of Keele University spotted the name in 'Roger Fuckebythenavele' in the Chester county court plea rolls from December 8, 1310, and believes it was a nickname.

Is the Earth causing the moon to SHRINK? Gravitational pull of our planet is creating thousands of cracks on the lunar surface

Is the Earth causing the moon to SHRINK?

Scientists have spotted more than 3,200 faults - each several miles long and dozens of feet deep (pictured left) - on the surface of the moon, which appear to be caused by the tidal forces generated by the Earth (illustrated bottom right). These combine with the shrinkage of the moon's interior as it cools to leave large faults crisscrossing the surface (shown on the map top right).

Peering into a star's 'amniotic sac': Astronomers capture the early stages of a distant solar system being formed 

To observe this distant system, which sits around 325 light-years from Earth, the astronomers used the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) based in an observatory in Chile. Concept shown.

World-first operation sees a cancer patient successfully implanted with an Australian manufactured and designed 3D printed sternum and rib cage

A 3D printed sternum and and rib cage, prepared and created in Australia were successfully implanted in to a Spanish cancer patient - the first operation of its kind in the world.

China wants to land a probe on the moon's far side: Chang'e 4 mission will study rocks and could pave the way for a lunar telescope

Zou Yongliao of the Chinese Academy of Sciences' moon exploration department in Beijing, shared the plans which involve studying geological conditions on the moon's far side.

Smart pill that can tell doctors if you haven't taken it takes major step forward

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Researchers say the technology could be especially useful in mental illnesses and memory disorders where patients often don't take their medication.

Apple under fire for iPad Pro demonstration that 'fixed' a model's photograph with Photoshop app to make her SMILE

Apple has come under fire for its decision to demonstrate its new iPad Pro  tablet by manipulating a model's face into a smile. The firm invited Adobe's Eric Snowden to show off image editing software.

The alien spots of Ceres revealed in unprecedented detail: Dawn probe captures stunning new images of mysterious features

This image, made using images taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows Occator crater on Ceres, home to a collection of intriguing bright spots. 

The bright spots are much brighter than the rest of Ceres' surface, and tend to appear overexposed in most images. This view is a composite of two images of Occator: one using a short exposure that captures the detail in the bright spots, and one where the background surface is captured at normal exposure.

The images were obtained by Dawn during the mission's High Altitude Mapping Orbit (HAMO) phase, from which the spacecraft imaged the surface at a resolution of about 450 feet (140 meters) per pixel.

Nasa has revealed stunning new close up images of showing the brightest spots on the dwarf planet Ceres, and revealing the crater they are in is a mile deep in some places.

Soldier of the future: Maps beamed to his glasses, helmet camera sending images to comrades and sensors to monitor his health

Soldier of the future: Maps beamed to his glasses

Military personnel going to war a decade from now will wear body armour, weapons and kit (above) that could have come straight out of sci-fi movies. Smart glasses will enable troops to see information on a small screen in front of their eye, allowing commanders to beam maps, tactics, enemy positions and video from surveillance drones to the mini-display. Lightweight helmets (inset) mounted with high-resolution cameras will send battlefield images to comrades on patrol to warn them of potential dangers such as booby-traps and ambushes. A wrist-worn device based on smart-watches and packed with state-of-the-art sensors will monitor a soldier's health and performance during combat - allowing an officer to pull him from a mission if they are flagging.

Men, are you looking for love? Then SMILE: Males who want a long-lasting relationship should look happy (and scowling will attract women who fancy a fling)

Experts at the University of Oslo and Senshu University in Japan say men who seem more trustworthy are a more attractive option for a long-term partnership because it may involve parenting.

Do aliens think humans are SEXIST? Experts debate whether pictures sent into space on Pioneer 10 spacecraft make women look 'submissive'

In a bizarre discussion, a group of scientists said that already-existing pictures that have been put in space to educate aliens about how we look should be updated.

A stellar lineup! Astronaut captures incredible images of Earth, moon AND Venus from onboard the ISS

The shots were taken by astronaut Scott Kelly on board the International Space Station. The first image (pictured) was taken at 4.42pm yesterday and the second was taken 12 hours later.

Nasa to send Orion capsule around dark side of the moon on biggest rocket in history in key test for Mars mission

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Nasa has begun building the latest version of its Orion spaceship that will one day take man to Mars - and says it plans to blast it around the moon to test it out.

Star Trek-style teleportation IS possible: Theoretical physicist believes we could be beaming to other planets 'within decades'

The claims were made by Michio Kaku (pictured) from New York's City University. Quantum teleportation is possible and Dr Kaku believes the first molecules will teleport in the next decade.

Volunteers who stayed in bed for a week and ate 6,000 calories of pizza and burgers every day in the name of science developed medical issues in just TWO DAYS

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In just 7 days all of the subjects gained average of 3.5 kg and showed signs of insulin resistance. Researchers say the experiment was designed to replicate the average US diet.

How you can CATCH Alzheimer's: Disease 'may be spread via blood transfusions or surgical and dental procedures'

Professor John Collinge, from University College London, warns people given hormone injections before 1985 could be at risk, with experiments suggesting the injections contained the key Alzheimer's protein.

Apple begins roll out of iOS 9: Software update promises to save battery life, speed up browsing, and even track your sex life

iOS 9 release will save iPhone battery life and speed up browsing

Starting from 10am PST (6pm BST) today, Apple began rolling out its next-generation software to iPhones, iPads and the iPod touch. The latest version, called iOS 9, was unveiled at Apple's WWDC conference in June and has been in beta with developers since. Other new features include live wallpapers, an updated keyboard and improved security. Apple's new Wallet is pictured top left, Split View is pictured bottom left and the Proactive Assistant is pictured right.

Your bathroom is about to get high-tech: Smart mirror 'doctors' that diagnose diseases and a robot beauty therapist among the latest futuristic predictions

Dr Ian Pearson from Ipswich made the predictions alongside Bathrooms.com, including that smart mirrors could perform health checks and let people try on make-up looks in 20 years' time.

The mother who cannot say goodbye to her dead child: Tragic gorilla cannot bear to be separated from her baby a week after it died... and still tries to wake her up

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Shira the gorilla lost her one-week-old daughter at Frankfurt Zoo, Berlin, and keepers have yet to retrieve the body as she refuses to realise the little gorilla baby is dead

Forget takeaways, now you can PRINT pizza: Star Trek-style replicator layers edible ingredients to make any meal of your choice

A 3D food printer by XYZ in Taiwan can create tasty treats (pictured) by layering ingredients before they are baked in an oven.

Medieval skeleton 'bursts from the earth': Remains are snapped in two as storm rips tree roots containing the bones into the air

Half of the skeleton (pictured) was found trapped in the roots of a birch tree in Collooney, Sligo in Ireland, which blew over in the winter storms of last year.

Cars of the future will have massage rollers, swivelling seats and let 'drivers' lie back and relax: Designs reveal how self-driving vehicles could look by 2035

Seat technology firm Johnson Controls unveiled its designs for a futuristic car interior at the 66th International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt.

Motorola opens pre-orders for its Moto 360 2 collection: Watches start at £229 but women are charged more by default

The men's 42mm is shown by default at £299, but the Chicago-based firm automatically adds an extra £30 ($30) when the same sized women's version is selected.

The robot TADPOLE that doctors can 'drive' around your stomach to look for tumours

The Tadpole Endoscope: New diagnostic device in the fight against cancer

Engineers have developed a new medical device aimed at improving diagnostic procedures for various cancers: the Tadpole Endoscope (TE).

The new device comes as a result of work published in the journal HKIE Transactions entitled 'Tadpole endoscope: a wireless micro robot fish for examining the entire gastrointestinal (GI) tract' by Dr Yong ZHONG, Ir Prof Ruxu DU and Prof Phillip W Y CHIU, which takes inspiration from the mechanics that tadpoles use to swim. With its 3D printed body, the so-called Tadpole EndoscopeTE is like a micro-robot fish with a camera which is swallowed by the patient. The Tadpole EndoscopeTE stands out from existing wireless capsule endoscopes with its addition of a soft tail that allows it to be guided around the stomach remotely by a doctor, allowing for more comprehensive imaging and accurate location of problems within the body.

The 'Tadpole Endoscope' has a tiny tail allowing doctors to move it around the body to look for tumours.

The airbag for a BULLET: Ping pong ball-style cushion can be attached to any gun to slow down shots and prevent fatal injuries

The device (pictured), designed by Alternative Ballistics in San Diego, California, takes the form of a metal ball or 'bullet capture device' that is fitted over the barrel of a gun.

Striker II takes to the skies: Advanced helmet uses a night vision camera to help fighter pilots fly under the cover of darkness

Farnborough-based BAE Systems has begun night trials on the Striker II (pictured) helmet-mounted display (HMD) in the hope they will lead to a fully integrated digital night vision helmet.

Grown in Britain, the mini kiwi fruit: Grape-sized berries that can be eaten whole set to hit supermarket shelves in coming weeks

The Kiwi berry is being grown on 7ft vines at Withers Farm, run by George Leeds, in Ledbury, Herefordshire - and will be stocked in 200 Waitrose stores over the next few weeks.

Arachnophobes rejoice! Spider-proof shed comes with toughened windows, sealed joints and smelly wood to deter critters

The shed has been designed by Leeds-based Tiger Sheds in response to a survey that claims a quarter of Britons are too scared to venture into the sheds for fear of meeting a spider.

Could humans accidentally send aliens a COMPUTER VIRUS? Scientists warn of dangers of insterstellar spam 

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Speaking at the British Science Festival Dr Anders Sandberg, of the Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford University, said humans must be extremely cautious.

Battle of the space billionaires: Amazon's Jeff Bezos teases new 'megarocket' in bid to beat Elon Musk's SpaceX and Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, left, unveils the new Blue Origin rocket, as Florida Gov. Rick Scott watches during a news conference at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015. Bezos announced a $200 million investment to build the rockets and capsules in the state and launch them using the historic Launch Complex 36. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Blue Origin will spend $200m building rockets and capsules in Florida, and Bezos also teased a new 'megarocket' the firm is planning to build and test there.

Air pollution 'will kill up to 6.6 million a year worldwide by 2050' - and emissions from India and China will have the largest impact

Residential emissions - those from heating and cooking - prevalent in India and China have the largest impact on global air pollution, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry experts said.

Luke Skywalker's prosthetic arm is REAL: Robotic limb allows a patient to feel what it touches through a microchip in their brain

Scientists at the University of Miami working with Darpa have developed a robotic arm (pictured) that can allow patient's to'feel' by sending tiny electrical signals to an implant in their brain.

Watch the raw power of a TASER in slow motion: Video reveals rippling skin as volunteer spasms and howls in pain

YouTubers the Slo Mo Guys visited Taser International in Scotsdale, Arizona, to film a Taser being fired at a volunteer at a rate of 28,500 frames per second.

Time Fighter! $28,500 Star Wars watch looks like a cross between Darth Vader's helmet and an Imperial spacecraft

Los Angeles-based watchmaker Devon Works will make just 500 of the timepieces over the next two years. Each watch (pictured) is designed to mimic Darth Vader's jet black outfit.

Have humans made dogs STUPID? Pets are 'lazy thinkers' compared to wild wolves and domestication may be to blame

Researchers at Oregon State University studied how 10 wolves and 20 domestic dogs solved a puzzle to reach a tasty piece of sausage inside. Dogs tended to look to humans for help.

Marine life 'halves in 45 years': Overfishing, climate change and pollution blamed for 'potentially catastrophic' decline

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The new report found a 49 per cent drop in numbers among the 6,000 populations studied around the world, including leatherback turtles (pictured).

Jaguar's first ever 'family' sports car roars into the record books as it performs the world's largest ever loop-the-loop 

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The gravity-defying 360 degree stunt was performed by the British car-maker's new F-PACE sports utility vehicle in Frankfurt on the eve of the city's prestigious international motor show.

Parents 'must stop checking phones in front of children' because technology obsession is affecting youngsters' mental health and school work 

Children are picking up technology obsession from their parents - and that is beginning to affect their mental health and school work, says London-based child health education specialist Dr Aric Sigman.

Are dolphins PSYCHIC? Their complex social intelligence suggests the animals may share a 'collective consciousness'

The idea of a dolphin 'collective soul' was proposed in the 1980s by paleoneurologist Harry Jerison and the theory has now been discussed in Susan Casey's new book Voices in the Ocean.

The crime-fighting coffee cup: James Bond-style plastic lid that can film and record sound is latest weapon in fight against criminals, spies and benefits cheats 

Britain's police and security services are said to be 'very interested' in the device (pictured), which has been created by Cornwall-based company LawMate UK to fit any takeaway coffee cup.

Why Enceladus is a wobbly world: Astronomers find Saturn's moon has an OCEAN underneath its entire surface

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A global ocean lies beneath the icy crust of Saturn's geologically active moon Enceladus, according to new research using data from NASA's Cassini mission.

Sex robots should be BANNED: Experts call for crackdown on 'unnecessary and undesirable' technology

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A robot ethicist has warned that AI sex dolls could 'contribute to detrimental relationships between men and women, adults and children, men and men and women and women.'

Are the arts only for the middle classes? Having a degree is the main factor behind why people paint, act and play instruments, researcher say

Sociologists at the University of Oxford surveyed 78,000 people about their involvement in the arts and found social class and wealth played little role in determining their participation.

How an early human diet changed the course of evolution: Ancient ancestors who expanded their choice of food 3.76 million years ago helped the species to thrive

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore analysed the tooth enamel of 152 fossils of early humans, primates and other mammals from across Africa.

Teens 'wake up at night to tweet': One in five 'almost always' uses social networks in early hours leading to lower well-being 

Findings into children's late night use of Facebook and Twitter will be revealed at the British Educational Research Association's annual conference in Belfast tomorrow.

The supercomputer that can predict when you'll DIE: Boston researchers reveal supercomputer they say has 96% accuracy

The system collects data on patients every three minutes, measuring everything from oxygen levels to blood pressure to give doctors 'everything we need to know about a patient'.

Take a look inside a see-through BRAIN: Scientists peer beneath the skin at complex organs by turning human tissue transparent

Researchers at the Riken Brain Science Institute in Japan have developed a new technique for creating transparent tissue that can be used to illuminate 3D brain anatomy at very high resolutions.

Mice 'sing' duets to seduce each other: Rodents exchange ultrasonic calls during mating to signal a mutual interest

University of Delaware researchers built a specialised sound chamber including four microphones to detect ultrasonic noises made by mice (a stock image is shown).

Fairytale fashion: Chromat debuts futuristic tech-savvy collection at New York Fashion Week - including a dynamic dress that sprouts wings when you sweat 

The latest collection by the architecturally-led fashion brand made it's debut on the New York Fashion Week catwalk on Friday, showing off a variety of unique sportswear, swimwear and accessories.

Roll on summer 2016! Next year is set to be the hottest on record as El Niño gears up to cause heatwaves across the globe

Researchers from the UK's Met Office say a major El Niño event in the Pacific could heat the world overall, marking an end to the slowdown in global warming.

Is a comet about to destroy Earth? Best-selling author GRAHAM HANCOCK argues that a cosmic explosion will soon strike Earth - triggering epic floods 

Within the next 20 years, Earth faces a collision with the remnants of a comet big enough to end all life as we know it, according to the author of Magicians of the Gods GRAHAM HANCOCK.

Busy? Rent a PA to do your chores for you! 'Taskers' can assemble furniture, clean your oven and even queue for an iPhone 6s

People in London and in cities across the US are becoming full-time taskers can can earn up to $7,000 (£4,547) a month, according to odd job service TaskRabbit.

Blind people CAN be racist too: Study finds the visually impaired use clues in voices and names to stereotype others

The small study by University of Delaware professor Asia Friedman found the blind are not 'absolved from being a racist'.

Baby elephants born to stressed mothers age faster and have fewer offspring

Scientists at the University of Sheffield examined the records of 10,000 Asian elephants in Myanmar that are used to haul logs for the timber industry during the monsoon season.

Oops! Nasa accidentally confuses the sun and moon in tweet to its 1.2 million followers

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Nasa tweeted its 1.2 million followers with this stunning image, claiming to show the sun and Earth. However, it was soon forced to delete the tweet - as experts pointed out it actually showed the moon.

The key to a happy family? Having FOUR or more children: Parents of larger broods are happier and more satisfied with their lives

The results come from a five-year study into different family set-ups, carried out by Dr Bronwyn Harman from the Auckland University of Technology.

Could BOMBING Mars make it habitable? Nuclear warheads would heat the red planet to make it more Earth-like, claims Elon Musk

Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, California, hypothesised Mars could be heated up quickly by dropping nuclear weapons over its poles and said he would like to visit the red planet one day.

Apple's iPhone 6S has a SMALLER battery than older models: Video reveals cell won't hold as much energy as the current range

A screenshot (pictured) from a promotional video played at the iPhone 6s' unveiling at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, shows the new handset has a 1,715mAh battery.

Now THAT'S a nightlight: Nasa reveals incredible infrared footage of the Northern Lights from space

This is a composite image of Suomi NPP VIIRS Day/Night Band images show the bright and complex signature of the aurora borealis across southern Canada and the northern United States during the nighttime hours of September 8, 2015.

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'Alien nuclear wars could be seen from Earth': Signals from chemical weapons on other planets would be visible, claim physicists

Researchers led by Adam Stevens at The Open University at Milton Keynes have discussed the various ways in which the civilisations could end including nuclear wars and bioterrorism.

The cheese emoji is on its way! Developers get a sneak peek at the new symbols coming to iOS 9.1 including a taco, robot and a unicorn

The Californian Unicode Consortium released the emoji in June and Apple has now incorporated some of these symbols into iOS 9.1. Other additions include a weightlighter and mosque.

London, New York, Tokyo and Shanghai among the cities housing one BILLION people that will be 'submerged underwater should we burn all the planet's fossil fuels'

Many of the world's greatest cities - currently home to more than one billion people - will go underwater should we burn all of the planet's available fossil fuels, scientists have warned.

Apple Pay goes live for Lloyds and Halifax customers: Service rolls out to more account holders but Barclays is still missing

The group - which includes Lloyds, Halifax and the Bank of Scotland - emailed its customers in the UK over the weekend to explain how to set up the service.

Mont Blanc feels the cold: Mountain shrinks two metres in two years as temperature changes cause summit to drop 

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The summit of Mont Blanc - Europe's highest mountain - is now 4,808.73m, compared to 4,810.88m in 2013, according to French government scientists who scale the peak every year.

How much do YOU know about science? Take the interactive test researchers used to find the average American only gets a C grade

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The Pew Research Center quiz found Americans got eight of twelve correct. Questions include what kind of waves are used in phones to interpreting a scatterplot graph.

Heartbreaking moment a dolphin throws itself onto rocks to escape hunters at Japan's notorious mass slaughter port... before slowly drowning in front of onlookers

The video was shot by Ric O'Barry, founder of The Dolphin Project, at Taiji Cove in Japan, where every year thousands of dolphins are hunted and slaughtered.

Human head transplant edges closer to reality: Chinese surgeon teams up with Italian doctor to perform procedure in 2017

Controversial specialist Sergio Canavero from Italy will partner with Chinese surgeon Ren Xiaoping to carry out the operation on Valery Spiridonov of Russia (pictured).

Parents who fail... at homework: One in three admit being confused by work their children bring home 

New research has also revealed that a shocking one in five (20 per cent) mothers and fathers pretend to know the answer before going online to research the question.

How just one drink affects your driving: Small amount of alcohol means you have to concentrate TWICE as hard

Scientists at the University of Kentucky used a driving simulator to study the effect of just one drink (stock image) on drivers' concentration levels.

Smartwatch hack lets criminals know what you're TYPING: Motion sensors can remotely reveal which keys you're pressing

The 'attack system' was created at the University of Illinois. It has been called Motion Leaks through Smartwatch Sensors, or MoLe, and was demonstrated using a Samsung Gear Live.

Real life Robinson Crusoes in the icy wilderness: Campsite reveals how 19th century sailors survived for a MONTH using makeshift tools after shipwreck in Alaska

The campsite and artefacts (pictured) were uncovered by an international team of researchers including the US Forest Service and the Sitka Tribe of Alaska on Kruzof Island.

Apple TV now doubles up as a GAMES CONSOLE: Touch remote can be used to play multiplayer apps on the big screen

Apple's next-generation TV box, running TV OS, was unveiled at an event in California. Its remote has a 'glass-touch' surface that lets viewers control menus with swipes and play games.

WhatsApp hits 900 million users: Messaging app DOUBLES its downloads since being bought by Facebook last year

The milestone was announced by WhatsApp's co-founder Jan Koum on Facebook. The app has added an extra 100 million users since April this year.

How you doing? Researchers find sperm whales speak to each other in local dialects

Researchers examined two clans of sperm whales, observed in the Pacific since the '80s. Despite living in the same neighbourhood, each clan of whales developed their own 'dialects', it was found.

I'm bringing sexy beak: Penguins are attracted to colours on their partner's bills that are invisible to our eyes

Scientists at the Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive in Montpellier, France, observed king penguins living on the Kerguelen Islands, between Antarctica and South Africa.

Google turns your phone into a credit card: Android Pay launches in battle with Apple

It was thought the payment system would launch alongside Google's Marshmallow operating system, expected in October, but Google revealed it actually launches today.

Mystery of Basque origins solved: Spanish minority's DNA hints they descended from early Stone Age farmers

The study is based on the analysis of eight Stone Age human skeletons (one pictured) discovered in El Portalón cave in Atapuerca, northern Spain.