A man who saw a large glowing spiral in the night sky on Monday, believed to have been caused by a SpaceX rocket launch, has said it "almost looked like a jellyfish". Michael Coates, from Hexham in Northumberland,

The Met Office has explained the likely cause of the glowing white spiral visible across the UK night sky. An illuminated swirl was spotted in the night sky in the UK on March 24. The spiral was reportedly visible in the UK and Europe for a few minutes, before fading.

Frozen fuel from the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket created a luminous swirl that lasted for several minutes and could be seen from Britain and much of Europe.