'Exploded SpaceX rocket' found in UK's Isles of Scilly

Debris from a Nasa rocket which blew up moments after take-off may have reached the Isles of Scilly in the UK.

The unmanned Falcon-9 SpaceX rocket, which was carrying supplies to the International Space Station, exploded as it left Cape Canaveral, USA, in June 2015.

No one was onboard and no was was hurt.

The wreckage was discovered by the Maritime & Coastguard Agency which was patrolling off the mainland near Cornwall, south-west England.

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