An April 18 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows a video of a plane trailed by a wide plume of white smoke. "They're spraying us," read the post. "Those are not contrails! I was born in the ...

Streak of light, contrail over AZ caused by rocket Our cameras on South Mountain in Phoenix captured this video, showing what looks like a column of smoke contrails and light over Phoenix. This was ...

Ever wondered about those white streaks trailing planes across the sky? Experts explain how these contrails form and what every traveler should know about their impact on our planet. If you’ve ever ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Contrails are created by jet engines cruising at altitude. Is it a cause for worry? Not in the way you might think. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Despite conspiracy theories about so-called chemtrails, there’s no evidence that the white plumes seen trailing from high-flying airplanes are part of a secret government program to spray toxic ...

You don’t have to be an aviation enthusiast to know that airplanes, even when they fly at a altitudes that do not allow observation with the naked eye, usually leave signs of their passing. They’re ...

'This study throws a spanner in the works for the aviation industry.' When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Commercial airplanes have ...