Using the NASA Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) satellite, a team of astronomers have discovered an object predicted, but never seen before – a ‘jet trail’ nebula. The nebula represents a completely ...

Fluffy rows of cirrus clouds created by the increasing number of jet contrails can sometimes fill half the sky and may significantly affect ground temperatures, according to a report in Thursday’s ...

Several years ago I began to notice something peculiar happening right above us. On a number of occasions, I would venture outside early in the morning to watch the sunrise; the sky was commonly clear ...

Aeroplane vapour trails buffer the temperatures felt on Earth, according to a study made possible by the consequences of the terrorist attacks of September 11. Scientists had suspected that the wispy ...

Anywhere is a long way from Possum Trot, Ky., but Jackie Trail tried to make herself at home underneath the jet trails on the outer court in Flushing Meadows. Trail, 16, was the wedge that kept the ...