* Astronomy

Pioneers lose first cheese in space
It was supposed to be a small step for a cheese - and a giant leap for cheesekind.
But attempts to send the first lump of cheddar into space ended in disaster yesterday when organisers lost track of their precious payload minutes after lift-off.
The stunt - which owes more to good old British eccentricity than Neil Armstrong - was an attempt by a West Country cheesemakers' group to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Moon landings.

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