25 articles from SUNDAY 19.7.2020

How to find comet Neowise, lying low in the northern sky

Neowise, one of the brightest comets since Hale-Bopp, can be seen with the naked eye, but you’ll need binoculars to see the tailThere’s only one thing to see this week: comet C/2020 F3 Neowise. Discovered on 27 March on images taken by the Nasa NEOWISE space telescope, by the beginning of this month the comet had grown in brightness to become visible to the naked eye. It passed its closest...

UAE’s Mission to Mars Launches Successfully—a First for the Arab World

(TOKYO) — A United Arab Emirates spacecraft rocketed away Monday on a seven-month journey to Mars, kicking off the Arab world’s first interplanetary mission. The liftoff of the Mars orbiter named Amal, or Hope, from Japan marked the start of a rush to fly to Earth’s neighbor that includes attempts by China and the United States. The UAE said its Amal was functioning after...

Science Museum asks public to help identify mystery items

Exclusive: Curators seek answers about puzzling photos, devices and other objectsIn pictures: mystery objects from the Science MuseumA worn metal tool with a hefty-looking handle, a delicate gadget with pedals, arms and cogs, and a piece of glassware with a snail-like coil in the middle. They might seem a motley collection of objects but they have one thing in common – they are all mysteries.The...

Global wrap: Hong Kong 'critical' as Covid cases rise worldwide

Lam says situation out of control, while Melbourne makes face masks compulsoryCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe coronavirus situation in Hong Kong is “really critical”, with a record 100 new infections recorded on Sunday, the territory’s leader, Carrie Lam, said, as Melbourne became the first city in Australia to make wearing masks compulsory in response to a...

Covid-19 impact on ethnic minorities linked to housing and air pollution

Exclusive: Minority ethnic patients twice as likely to live in deprived environments and to be admitted to intensive careCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe severe impact of Covid-19 on people from minority ethnic groups has been linked to air pollution and overcrowded and poor-standard homes by a study of 400 hospital patients.It found patients from ethnic minorities...