Elon Musk’s SpaceX has launched the fifth batch of its ‘Starlink’ space internet satellites – taking the total to 300. They form a constellation of thousands of satellites, designed to provide low-cost broadband internet service from low Earth orbit. The constellation, informally known as Starlink, and under development at SpaceX’s facilities in Redmond, Washington. Its goal … Read more
Mystery as ‘huge’ burning object tears through the skies of Cambridgeshire for 20 minutes before hitting the ground Gerry Underwood, 55, saw the bizarre entity above Stretham, Cambridgeshire The unidentified object fell slowly to the ground and left a huge trail in its wake Eventually the burning mass disappeared behind a line of trees in … Read more
The skies over London looked empty last night as only a handful of planes took off and landed at the city’s major airports amid the nationwide coronavirus lockdown. Data from airline tracking site Flight Radar 24 revealed a significant reduction in the number of aircraft flying over the capital last night compared to April 7 … Read more
‘Pink Supermoon’ shines on lockdown Britain: People across the country look to the skies as moon puts on giant rose-tinted display Despite its name, there will not be any clear colour difference to the full moon, due to reach peak at 3.55am The pink supermoon name is actually a northern Native American reference to an … Read more
Remarkable flight-tracking images show how the skies above Europe, America and Australia have emptied in the past month A data analyst from Florida-based Stratos Jet Charters used his Flightradar24 account to take the snapshots BA announced it would suspend around 80 per cent of its workforce to see it through the coronavirus crisis In Europe … Read more
Airlines across the globe have slashed services in an effort to slow down the spread of coronavirus, with thousands of fewer flights in the air. Data from airline tracking site Flight Radar 24 shows the massive reduction in the numbers of aircraft flying across the globe. According to the International Air Transport Association, it now … Read more
Spectacular pictures show the ‘worm’ supermoon lighting up night skies around the world and it will only get brighter as it reaches its peak TONIGHT The full point of brightness for the March supermoon will be at 5:48pm GMT on March 9 in the evening Supermoon events mark the point when the moon appears bigger … Read more