Oar-some encounter! Friendly seal tries to hitch a ride on a rower’s boat in the Thames Chris Van Hayden was joined by a friendly seal when rowing in the River Thames The seal surprised the rower when he jumped onto his boat to hitch a quick lift Chris, who was with friend Salvatore Chiocca, said … Read more
Give us a lift! Cheeky coot stands on a a duck’s back to hitch a ride around park pond Ian Baddiley noticed the ducks while visiting Shipley Country Park in Derbyshire He took footage of a coot standing on a duck’s back while his son fed them The duck did not seem to mind the … Read more
Everyone always warns you that planning a wedding is stressful. Pah! I said. How hard can it be? Very, it turns out. At the start of lockdown we were cautiously optimistic everything would be fine by the time we were set to get married in September. But as the weeks dragged on, we realised that … Read more
Earth observation spacecraft, capable of photographing features on the planet 20inches wide, will hitch a lift into orbit with the next SpaceX Starlink satellites. The observation satellites are operated byPlanet, who say the three new spacecraft being launched on the Falcon rocket will bring their constellation up to 18. Planet’s SkySat network orbit 279 miles … Read more