China has blasted off its Chang’e-6 robotic spacecraft bound for the moon’s dark side as part of a trio of missions aiming to get boots on the lunar surface. Nasa maps space weather 280 light-years away. Immunotherapy hope for cancer treatment after cell discovery. Apple examines 'iPhone alarm bug'. Puppy yoga banned over animal welfare fears.

Also in this episode:

• Fitness life quality boost for middle-aged women
• Swarm of GPS-powered giant robot bees
• Wild orangutan ‘uses plant medicine to treat wound’
• Sprocket, is that you? Fraggle Rock-inspired dancing robo-dog 

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