Early on Thursday, the American Meteor Society received multiple reports of a fireball sighting over various Southeastern states, including Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee. Video from drivers in these states show a flashing light in the sky quickly travelling downwards. Experts from the society describe the fireball as a bolide, a large and rare fireball...
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki on the island of Flores spewed an ash tower more than 11km (6.8mi) into the sky on Tuesday, the country’s volcanology agency said. There have not been any reports of casualties. Authorities have raised the highest alert level and advised residents to avoid activities within a 7km radius around the crater. Read...
Spencer joined Bath in 2020 after nine years with Saracens where he won seven major trophies – including four Premiership titles – through the London club’s era of dominance. The 32-year-old was made captain in 2022-23 as head of rugby Johann van Graan’s tenure at Bath began, just months after the club had finished bottom...
Forest later denied Marinakis’ exchange with Nuno was a “confrontation” and described subsequent reaction to the situation as “fake news”. The club said the incident was because of Marinakis’ frustration that striker Taiwo Awoniyi had continued to play after an 88th-minute injury, which subsequently required urgent surgery. “I’ve dished out my fair share of criticism...
Umer Draz Nangiana Reporting from Muridke, Pakistan EPA On Wednesday morning, dozens of people gathered on the perimeter of a sprawling complex in the Pakistani city of Muridke to see the damage for themselves. Overnight, Indian missiles had pounded buildings at this site, which lies not far from the border with India in Pakistan’s Punjab...
Meteor showers happen when dust from a passing comet or asteroid passes through the Earth’s atmosphere. The tiny particles – roughly the size of a grain of sand – vaporise creating visible streaks of light. As the Earth passes through the densest part of the dust stream more meteors are visible. For the Lyrids a...
The Moon obscured part of the Sun on Saturday, casting a dark shadow over cities across the world. The spectacle was visible in parts of North America, Europe, Africa, northern Asia, and small parts of South America, with views available everywhere in the UK. According to Nasa, it was not total anywhere in the world,...
Sky has said 2,000 call centre jobs are at risk under plans to move more of its customer service online. The media and telecoms company plans to close three of its 10 UK customer service centres, it said on Thursday, citing changing consumer preferences and declining call volumes. The planned cuts – which would see...
An unusual spiral appeared in the sky above the UK on Monday night, leading some people to wonder what was going on. It is thought the cloud-like display was caused by SpaceX, which was conducting a classified rocket launch. BBC Weather’s Simon King has this analysis. More on this story. View original article...
A large glowing spiral that appeared in the night sky above parts of the UK on Monday is believed to have been caused by a SpaceX rocket launch in the US. The cloud-like shape, which was visible for several minutes before fading, is believed to have been caused by leftover fuel released by the rocket...