Central European prehistory was highly dynamic

Astronomers have published the most detailed images seen of galaxies beyond our own yet, revealing their inner workings in unprecedented detail. The images were created from data collected by the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR), a network of >70,000 small antennae spread across nine European countries.

Highest recorded temperature in European history reported in Italy

The UK is the only nation in the world to have developed and then halted a capability to launch rockets, after a singular orbital flight of the Black Arrow rocket in 1971. Now it’s hoping to get back in the game, faster than other nations competing in a new European space race.