0:36 Glowing spiral floats through U.K. night sky People across Europe witnessed a mysterious glowing blue spiral in the night sky this week, and scientists say they think they know what caused ...

A blue and white spiral in the night sky is seen from Sweden. (Bertrand Ilhe / AFP via Getty Images) ...

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Time-lapse video taken from Croatia at around 4 p.m. EST, or 9 p.m. local time, shows the glowing light spinning across the sky in what many social media commentators likened to a spiral galaxy.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Stargazers in parts of Europe were stunned by an unusual sight on Monday evening: a large, glowing blue spiral in the sky. Images and videos posted to social media showed ...

The orb was first spotted around 8pm and was photographed by dozens of extraterrestrial enthusiasts (Picture: Tim White/pictureexclusive.com) A mysterious glowing spiral illuminated the sky last ...

Not quite, says the Met Office. This large glowing spiral was spotted in the night sky across the UK and Ireland on Monday evening. Image: Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire. Pic: Keeley Williams ...

Images of a glowing spiral light spotted in the skies on Monday night have been captured across the East Midlands. The light, believed to have been caused by a SpaceX rocket launch, appeared for a ...

Britons have been left starstruck after a mysterious spinning blueish-white spiral was spotted in the sky on Monday night. Some posted the stunning images on social media, joking that they ...

A blue spiral spotted in skies across the UK is believed to be the aftermath of a Space X rocket launch. Sightings of the body of light were reported on social media from around 8pm in the UK and ...

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has captured a beautiful juxtaposition of the nearby protostellar outflow known as Herbig-Haro 49/50 with a perfectly positioned, more distant spiral ...

For over a century, astronomers have marveled at the beauty and complexity of spiral galaxies. The largest "grand design" spirals can host a dozen or more individual arms. But recently ...