Psychological distress is also a common long-lasting effect on Covid-19 survivors, according to new data from the University of Leeds.

Fatigue and breathlessness among most common post-Covid symptoms

Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley landed in the ocean, off the coast of Florida.

Nasa astronauts back on Earth after first splashdown in 45 years

Nasa has launched a rocket into space as part of a mission to check for life on Mars.

A car-size vehicle has been launched into space in the hope it will retrieve the first Martian rock samples and bring them back to Earth to check for evidence of ancient life.

NASA launch rocket on mission to check for life on Mars

Researchers were able to identify where the prehistoric quarry used for Stonehenge's giant standing stones was located after a piece of one of them was uncovered in the US.

Origin of Stonehenge's huge standing stones discovered

The fly names all based on Marvel characters were assigned by Australian scientists. 

Marvelous: Loki, Deadpool and Thor - meet Australia's new fly species 

The product replicates the functions of a guide dog as well as programming quick and safe routes to destinations using real-time data.

Tech student's 'grand vision' creates robotic guide dog for the blind

The images were captured last month by the Solar Orbiter, a probe designed and built in the UK.

Closest images ever taken of Sun show ‘campfires’ dotted on surface

The government had been testing its own app on the Isle of Wight from May in anticipation for a launch to the rest of the UK.

Still no date for coronavirus tracing app as Hancock blames Apple for struggles

Scientists say had they known about the drug's effectiveness at the start of the outbreak, 4,000 deaths could have been prevented in the UK.

Common arthritis drug could help prevent Covid-19 deaths

The death rate of those on a ventilator given dexamethasone was reduced by around a third in comparison to the group given standard care.

Covid-19 deaths reduced by up to a third using dexamethasone drug, trial finds

Forget the UK's "patient zero", new cases of coronavirus were pouring into the country by the hundreds each week during March.

UK was inundated by new virus cases from abroad, genetic analysis reveals

The first full moon of June will be a penumbral lunar eclipse.


Rare Strawberry Moon appears over UK skies

Nasa has launched astronauts into space from US soil for the first time in nine years, on board SpaceX’s Dragon capsule and Falcon 9 rocket.

SpaceX and NASA launch astronauts into space

Bad weather conditions stopped the initial attempt to get astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken into orbit on Wednesday.

SpaceX launch of NASA astronauts into orbit rescheduled for Saturday

Police have urged the public to maintain current safeguards about social contact ahead of the lessening of restrictions next week.

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