In 1986, astronaut Ellison Onizuka (pictured on right) boarded the ill-fated Challenger carrying a soccer ball from his daughter’s high school team with him. The ball, signed by the boys and girls of Clear Lake High School soccer, was eventually recovered from the 250,000 pounds of wreckage found in the Atlantic Ocean after the shuttle exploded just 73 seconds after launch. Now, more than 30 years after the tragedy, an image from the International Space Station shared by astronaut Shane Kimbrough reveals the soccer ball has finally made it to orbit.
Stunning new images reveal the astonishing attention to detail of Apple's new campus in Cupertino, California, which is expected to open this spring.
Stunning new images reveal the astonishing attention to detail of Apple's new campus in Cupertino, California, which is expected to open this spring.
Concorde's last journey: Supersonic jetliner is towed to its final home - a £19million aerospace museum where it will take pride of place
After 13 years languishing at the side of an airfield in Bristol, the iconic supersonic plane was towed across an airfield to an indoor hangar in preparation for it becoming the centrepiece of a new £19million aerospace museum. Bristol Aviation Centre, which will celebrate the city’s aviation history, is due to open this summer (inset).
The golden era of Nasa's space race with Soviet Russia is brought back to life in stunning colourised images
The striking colourisations were carried out by Westport-based artist Matt Loughrey.The images, which have been expertly colourised over hundreds of hours of painstaking work, show (from top left clockwise) astronaut John Glenn in 1962 during project Mercury, intense discussions raging at mission control, Nasa software engineer and mathematician Margaret Hamilton in 1969 and mission control hard at work during the Apollo 11 moon landings.
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- Green living reaches new heights: 'Vertical forest' towers containing a hotel and offices to be built in China to help tackle greenhouse gas emissions
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- The 2,000 year old 'Stonehenge' in the middle of the Amazon: Researchers find hundreds of mysterious circular stone structures
- The shocking animation that reveals how a massive Antarctic crack has grown 17 miles in the last two MONTHS - and experts say it is now 'inevitable' it will create one of the biggest icebergs ever seen
- Get ready for ANOTHER cable for your iPhone: Apple to support new 'mini port' for accessories
- The 'out of Africa' theory that explains why the Earth's magnetic poles may soon switch
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- The golden era of Nasa's space race with Soviet Russia is brought back to life in stunning colourised images
- The alien-like gecko that rips off its own skin at the lightest touch leaving it looking like a raw chicken fillet
- Martian life mystery deepens as Curiosity rover finds early atmosphere did NOT have enough carbon dioxide to warm the planet and create lakes
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The alien-like gecko that rips off its own SKIN at the lightest touch leaving it looking like a raw chicken fillet
The new species of gecko (pictured), found on Madagascar, has massive scales which tear away to help it escape the clutches of predators, who are left with a mouthful of scales. The scales of the 'fish-scale' gecko are attached to the skin by a narrow connection that tears with ease. Beneath them they have a pre-formed 'splitting zone' within the skin like perforated paper. Although several other geckos are able to lose their skin for self-defence, Geckolepis are apparently able to do so actively at the slightest touch. And while others might take a long time to regenerate their scales, these geckos can grow them back, scar-free, in a matter of weeks.
From a 16th century mechanical monk to an animatronic baby: Fascinating exhibition charts 500 years of robotic creations
An army of robots has invaded London's Science Museum on a mission to teach humans their 500-year-old history. 'Robots' explores the role played by humanised machines in religion, the industrial revolution, science and popular culture. Included in the exhibition are The Silver Swan robot, built in 1773 (top left), a robot baby that can move its arms and legs (top middle), a 16th century automaton monk (right), and Baxter, a robot used in factories in the US (bottom left).
From tanks and phone boxes to classic cars and US presidents... the world's strangest 'graveyards' where unwanted products are left to rot
From bicycles to tanks and warships - these are the world's most bizarre graveyards for abandoned vehicles. Some of the abandoned goods have been left over from conflict, including a number of cars used during the Second World War. Also included in the stunning collection is a sea of statues of former US Presidents and a mangled metal mountain created by cast-off rickshaws in Bangladesh.
The 2,000 year old 'Stonehenge' in the middle of the Amazon: Researchers find hundreds of mysterious circular stone structures
Hundreds of mysterious structures built into the Earth more than two thousand years ago have been discovered in the Amazon rainforest. The remarkable earthworks have long remained hidden by trees – but, deforestation in recent years has unearthed more than 450 massive geoglyphs. While little is known of their purpose, it’s thought that these ditched enclosures, were once used sporadically as ritual gathering places.
Dashcam catches jaw-dropping moment a METEOR soars over the Midwest
Midwestern skies were lit up by a breath-taking meteor that caught the eye of hundreds in the early hours of Monday morning. Footage captured by a Lisle, Illinois police dashcam shows the jaw-dropping moment the glowing meteor soared across the sky. More than 100 people reported the sighting which took place around 1:30am, primarily in the Chicago area, but was also seen in Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana, Ohio, Minnesota, Missouri and Ontario, Canada.
Lunar eclipse, snow moon and a comet will all appear on Friday: Here's how to make sure you don't miss them
On Friday, a lunar eclipse is forecast to appear, casting a shadow across the moon's surface. And just a few hours later, Comet 45P - also known as the New Year comet - will make its closest approach to the Earth. For viewers in the UK, the shadow will first cast over the moon at 22:34 GMT, and will end at 02:53 GMT. And for those in New York, the event will begin at 17:34 ET, and end at 21:53 ET.
The billionaire so tired of being stuck in traffic he is creating a TUNNEL under LA to get to work: Elon Musk reveals first image of his giant boring machine that will beat congestion
Elon Musk posted the photo with the caption 'Minecraft'. When Musk first announced his plans to bore a tunnel to his SpaceX offices in Los Angeles in December it appeared he was joking. He tweeted at the time: 'Traffic is driving me nuts. Am going to build a tunnel boring machine and just start digging...'. The entrepreneur has a strong track record of getting ideas off the ground. Musk has started two transportation related companies - Tesla for electric cars and SpaceX for launching into space. He has also initiated the development of Hyperloop, a proposed method of travel that would transport people at 745mph (1,200km/h) between distant locations.
Enceladus up close: Stunning new image reveals Saturn's moon may have the 'ingredients for life'
It’s thought that Enceladus may hold the right conditions for life, with watery jets, hydrothermal activity, and a global ocean buried beneath its icy crust. Now, a stunning new image from the Cassini spacecraft reveals an up-close look at the mysterious moon. Like Saturn’s other moons, Enceladus appears ‘cold, icy, and inhospitable’ – but scientists say it could be a promising candidate in the search for alien life.
Watch the incredible moment a cliff collapses above a massive 'firehose of lava' flowing from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano into the sea
A section of sea cliff above a massive 'firehose' lava flow on Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano has collapsed and splashed into the ocean as tourists and geologists watched. A large crack in the section of cliff above the gushing molten lava stream gave way Thursday afternoon as scientists stood just yards away. Geologists with Hawaii Volcano Observatory were at the site to monitor the crack when it collapsed, and managed to capture the scene on video.
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