A cull of 6,000 ducks is due to start following a confirmed case of bird flu at a breeding farm in East Yorkshire.

The European Space Agency and Airbus sign a contract that will see the aerospace giant build the "back end" of America's new manned spaceship.

Russia may be testing a satellite capable of chasing down and inspecting other orbiting spacecraft, experts say.

The Philae lander has detected organic molecules on the surface of its comet, scientists have confirmed.