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Virgin Galactic’s VSS Imagine - could this be what sub-orbital planes will look like?
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It’s being reported that the UK Civil Aviation Authority is funding medical studies into the effects of suborbital space flights, in which passengers could go into space for a short period of time, before descending to their destination.

The research conducted with King's College London, found that those taking such flights would not need to be fit or young.

Kate Winslet calls on the government to ‘criminalise harmful content online’ in Bafta TV awards’ speech.

The actor picked up the best leading actress award for her role in ‘I Am Ruth’, which tells the story of a mother and child - who is dealing with mental health issues due to pressures from the online world.

As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, David Tinker from ProReal tells Tech & Science Daily how his company is using virtual reality software Rethinkly to help people beat stress at work.

‘Rethinkly’ is currently being used in 16 NHS Trusts across the UK.

And the rest

Nasa AI gives ‘30 minutes of advance warning’ before dangerous solar superstorms strike Earth, astronomers find ‘objects that no one has ever seen before’ and AI company founder warns that humans could be controlled by robots.

Plus, Sir James Dyson claims Rishi Sunak's ‘science superpower’ pledge is hot air and why baby talk might be more important than you think.

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