The flashes of light were taken during the Palomar Sky Survey, a project that mapped the northern sky between 1949 and 1958.

Idaho, a state known for its picturesque landscapes, has recently been drawing attention for a different reason: strange sky ...

This 'near miss' incident involving a commercial aircraft near Manchester Airport in 1995 still stands out as one of the strongest documented UK sightings - at least in an aviation context.

The finding is significant because the internal composition of 3I/ATLAS could suggest that the planetary system from which it originates has a unique chemical makeup.