Elon Musk said he was ‘overcome with emotion’ after two NASA astronauts were blasted into space in the Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center yesterday. Astronauts Robert Behnken, 49, and Douglas Hurley, 53, took off from Launch Complex 39A at 3.22pm in Florida on Saturday – the first time an American crew launched from US … Read more
Britons will be able to see a rocket hurtle across the sky at 10.15pm tonight – as it loops around the Earth two hours after taking off from America. The Falcon 9, the first manned space flight to leave US soil for nine years, is set for blast off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 8.22pm … Read more
Climate change will cause an overall increase in the amount of vegetation growing in Britain, a new research paper predicts. UK researchers used high resolution maps to observe two different climate change scenarios developed by the Met Office that would affect vegetation growth. Depending on the scenario, up to 1,200 grids of British land – … Read more
Britons will be able to see a rocket hurtle across the sky at 9.50pm tonight as it heads for the International Space Station. The Falcon 9, the first manned space flight to leave US soil in nine years, is set for blast off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 21.33 BST (16:33 ET) this evening. Elon … Read more
People are being urged to stay away from beaches and beauty spots over the bank holiday weekend due to coronavirus, when England is expected to bask in warm, sunny weather. Pictures of crowds flocking to beaches in Brighton and Southend and various beauty spots around the UK in recent days have raised fears over social … Read more
How we did like to be beside the seaside: Colourised pictures show how Britain enjoyed beach holidays in 1890 as we prepare to embrace UK staycations once again By Kate Mcgreavy For Mailonline Published: 15:13 BST, 20 May 2020 | Updated: 19:05 BST, 20 May 2020 Advertisement Britons have hit the beaches this week with … Read more
Britons hit the beach yesterday as temperatures soared to a sweltering 79F (26C) ahead of the hottest day of the year today. Sunbathers, kayakers and paddleboarders flocked to Bournemouth and Margate as runners beat the heat with morning jogs through central London. Meanwhile tourists returned to Cambridge to punt along the River Cam The scenes come … Read more
Nice weather for a quick dip! Britons hit the beach early with temperatures set to reach sweltering 79F today before the hottest day of the year tomorrow Kayakers and paddleboarders raced across calm waters while swimmers took a dip in sunny Bournemouth The Met Office forecast highs of 79F (26C) today and 81F (28C) on … Read more
Britain will be hotter than Malibu as a 600-mile wide ‘continental heat bubble’ brings the hottest day of the year by Wednesday. Weather maps show hot air blowing north from mainland Europe followed by a soggy low pressure system hitting into the Bank Holiday weekend. The Met Office forecast highs from 73F (23C) today, nudging … Read more
Britons are set for a return to scorching 71F (22C) temperatures for the first weekend under new lockdown rules, after an Arctic blast saw the mercury dip to -5C in a week of rollercoaster May weather. It comes as the nation looks to get back outdoors with fines no longer being dished out for sunbathing … Read more