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Nasa brings forward by a year the "Psyche" mission to a unique metal asteroid

Moving up the launch schedule and a revised trajectory will enable the probe to explore Psyche four years earlier than the original timeline.

Ghost in the Shell review roundup: Scarlett Johansson's performance gets mixed reactions

Ghost in the shell wins at CGI but loses out on the story and performances.

NASA is preparing "Psyche" mission to send a spacecraft to a giant "metal" asteroid

NASA is preparing to send a spacecraft to a giant "metal" asteroid that may tell scientists the secret of how our solar system was formed.

Hello, Lucy! Google Doodle celebrates discovery 3.2 million-year-old human ancestor

Google Doodle on Tuesday celebrated the 41st anniversary of the discovery of the world's most famous early human ancestor, the 3.2 million-year-old ape 'Lucy'.

Google Doodle celebrates discovery of 'Lucy' most famous early human ancestor

Google Doodle on Tuesday celebrated the 41st anniversary of the discovery of the world's most famous early human ancestor – the 3.2 million-year-old ape 'Lucy'.

Up next for Nasa, missions to Venus and near-earth objects by 2020

In its quest to explore Venus, near-earth objects and bizarre metal asteroids, Nasa has zeroed on five key science investigations among 27 proposals through its ambitious Discovery programme.

Lucy had company: Ethiopian fossils indicate new forerunner of humans

A fossil find adds another twig to the human evolutionary tree, giving further evidence that the well-known "Lucy" species had company in what is now Ethiopia, a new study says.

Scarlett Johansson gives birth to baby girl, names her Rose

US actress Scarlett Johansson has given birth to a baby girl with her French fiance Romain Dauriac, her spokesman said on Thursday.