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Shooting star: first Pole to head European Space Agency project

Mission to a comet: the interceptor project could discover material left over from the dawn of time. ESA/Hubble, NASA, ESO, M. Kornmesser

The team led by the Polish scientist will work on a mission unlocking the secrets of “pristine” comets.

Moon excavator to be tested in Warsaw in July

In six years' time an excavator designed by experts from the Space Research Centre of the Polish Institute of Sciences (CBK PAN) will be used on the moon. Testing of the equipment is due to start in Warsaw next month.

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  • Villager finds stash of 17th-century coins after falling off his bike while looking for mushrooms
  • The systematic massacre of all children under 10 will forever be a stain on humanity, says TFN’s Stuart Dowell
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FREEDOM! Auschwitz museum boss calls victory after Nigerian teen freed from jail

Auschwitz museum director Piotr Cywiński stepped in to help and offered to serve part of the teen’s jail sentence for clemency after Omar Farouq Bashir was sentenced allegedly ‘blaspheming against Allah’ during an argument with a friend at school.

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  • Polish FM suggests EU chief diplomat visit Kiev ahead of Moscow
  • Pit closures could cause loss of over 75,000 mining related jobs
  • Poland's industrial production up in December - stats office
  • Minister 'terrified' as number of restaurants reopen illegally
  • Polish president calls on EU to step up sanctions on Russia

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Moving on down the line: how a narrow-gauge railway staved off economic death to become the heart of a community

Still operating, the Pleszew line has embraced the future by becoming a cultural centre.

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