On Monday, stargazers may have noticed an unusual sight in the sky above the UK.

The Met Office says the shape was likely produced by a frozen plume of fuel from a rocket exhaust.

The unusual glow is believed to have been caused by a Space X rocket which launched on Monday.

The shape is thought to be the result of leftover fuel released into space as the Falcon 9 rocket returned to Earth.

Nasa commentators joked the aquatic mammals are an "honorary part of the recovery team" attending to the capsule.

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have landed near Tallahassee, Florida after a 286-day mission at the International Space Station.

Two astronauts are returning home after nine months in space.

The Nasa astronauts prepare to head to Earth after an eight-day mission turned into nine months.