252 articles from TUESDAY 2.6.2020

NASA’s Dragon riders capture the flag, nine years after it was left on the space station

A day after arriving at the International Space Station on SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule, NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken laid claim to a U.S. flag that symbolizes America's capability to send people to orbit from U.S. soil. The handkerchief-sized flag, sealed in a plastic envelope, has been kept aboard the space station since 2011, when NASA's final space shuttle crew left...

Risk of infection could double if 2-metre rule reduced, study finds

Comprehensive study supports government’s current physical distancing guidanceCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageReducing physical distancing advice from 2 metres to 1 metre could double the risk of coronavirus infection, according to the most comprehensive study to date.The research, part-funded by the World Health Organization (WHO) and published in the Lancet, will...