UK travellers who are planning a getaway to Turkey, Greece or Cyprus in the coming weeks could face sizzling temperatures. Some countries are still experiencing the heatwave which gripped Europe this summer.
16.09.2022 - 17:55 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Experts have confirmed that the huge "fireball" spotted flying through Scottish skies on Wednesday (September 14) at around 9pm was in fact a meteor. At first, there was much speculation about whether the "shooting star" was space junk due to its shockingly clear visibility in the sky.
Speaking to the Guardian, astronomer John Maclean, said that meteors tend to enter the atmosphere at around 75,000 and 80,000 mph and usually lasts a matter of seconds. Space junk is visible for much longer however as it enters at a much lower speed of around 25,000-30,000 mph.
Despite this however, the meteor spotted above Scotland was visible for a full 20 seconds - which is long in terms of meteorological phenomena. Many people posted videos and pictures to social media with some claiming the object was so low they could hear it.
Tech billionaire Elon Musk's Starlink satellites that provide internet connection were the first to be accused despite being designed to disintegrate upon re-entering the Earth's atmosphere.
The UK Meteor Network checked the de-orbit of the company's satellites however and found that there wasn't anything near the UK area. The units only tend to be only 2.8 meters long also and burn up easily.
Experts were also stunned at the way in which the meteor broke up which was much more similar to space debris. Meteors do break-up but usually at the end of their trajectory.
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After analysing the many videos sent to them by the public and liaising with meteor physics postdoctoral researcher Denis Vida, the network confirmed on it's Twitter it is 100% confident this was a small part of an asteroid.
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UK travellers who are planning a getaway to Turkey, Greece or Cyprus in the coming weeks could face sizzling temperatures. Some countries are still experiencing the heatwave which gripped Europe this summer.
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Euronews that organizers had also collected 150,000 signatures on a petition calling for a ban on what they call LGBTQ “propaganda” — which, outside of the United States, typically refers to any depiction or portrayal of LGBTQ individuals or same-sex couples in a positive light or from a neutral viewpoint — in social media, sports, arts and Netflix.An advertisement for the demonstration was shown on state-run television after being approved by the country’s broadcasting council, which deemed it as being in the “public interest.”The demonstration was criticized by human rights organizations.“We are calling on all political parties to condemn the march, and on Turkish authorities to ensure full protection for the LGBTI+ community,” the LGBTQ rights organization ILGA Europe tweeted. “The Turkish state needs to uphold its constitutional obligation to protect all its citizens against hate and violence.”Turkey’s Amnesty International office said the public service announcement advertising the march violated the country’s nondiscrimination principles.LGBTQ rights supporters criticized the demonstration on social media, using the hashtag “#NefretYürüyüşüneHayır,” or “#NotoHateMarch.”“This shameless gathering against LGBTQI+ was supported by Radio and Television Supreme Council of Turkey,” tweeted one user.
System Of A Down‘s Serj Tankian has announced a new EP, which he is releasing through an augmented reality app.‘Perplex Cities’ is the follow-up to the 2021 EP ‘Elasticity’ and a track will be released through the Arloopa app each week starting today (September 19) along with Tankian “appearing in the same space as the listener-viewer to explain the music and listen along.”“I’m always trying to create new and interesting ways to connect with people via my music,” Tankian said in a statement via Rolling Stone. “We made some amazing videos for the last EP ‘Elasticity’, so I wanted to try something different for ‘Perplex Cities’.
A mother from Birkenhead who was severely injured after her safari buggy ''flew off a cliff' has been shown an "overwhelming amount" of support online from the community. Rebekka Kelly was left with a multitude of injuries when she was involved in a safari buggy crash while on holiday in Antalya, Turkey on September 2.
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