Lockheed Martin this week revealed its Skunk Works proposal for a next-generation U-2 spy plane (inset), a tactical reconnaissance aircraft called 'TR-X' that can be flown as a drone if needed. the new craft will also be able to use laser weapons in the future and communicate directly with fighter jets.
The aircraft and its twin condensation trails were spotted just above the Great Exuma Island in the Bahamas.
Radka and Chris Chapin were on the summit of Washington's Tamanos Mountain when they saw the illusion created by the 'Brocken Spectre.'
Radar to search for Queen Nefertiti: Egypt gives go ahead to look behind King Tutankhamun's tomb to try and find grave of woman who may have been his mother
The Egyptian Antiquities Ministry has granted preliminary approval for the use of a non-invasive radar to prove a theory that Queen Nefertiti's crypt may be hidden behind King Tutankhamun's 3,300-year-old tomb in the famous Valley of the Kings. After analysing high-resolution scans of the walls of Tutankhamun's grave complex in the Valley of the Kings, Dr Nicholas Reeves spotted what appeared to be a secret entrance, which will now be scanned with a Japanese radar system within a month.
Can YOU spot the plane? ISS astronaut captures remarkable image of a single aircraft snapped from 250 miles above Earth
The image taken from the International Space Station Station reveals just how objects on Earth can appear from orbit. The photograph shows a single plane, flying just above the Great Exuma Island in the Bahamas. The plane wasn't the target of the image. Instead, the astronaut wanted to capture the small island cays in the Bahamas and the prominent tidal channels cutting between them. According to Nasa, this is one of the most recognisable points on the planet for astronauts on the space station. The unnamed astronaut took the image using a Nikon D4 camera. Click on the story to find the plane.
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Can you really unlock a door with a GUN? Video reveals handguns won't unlock a padlock - but a shotgun can open it in two
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