Amateur astronomers capture the moment mysterious object slams into Jupiter

A mysterious object slammed into Jupiter this week, causing a bright flash of light that was captured by amateur astronomers 382.76 million miles away on Earth. German astronomer Harald Paleske was watching the shadow of Jupiter’s moon, Io, create a solar eclipse in the planet’s atmosphere of Jupiter when he spotted the probable impact. ‘A bright … Read more

Nature: Amateur photographer snaps glowing ‘blue gold’ shores around New Zealand’s Hibiscus Coast

‘It’s just amazing to see’: Amateur photographer snaps stunning photo of glowing ‘blue gold’ shores around New Zealand’s Hibiscus Coast thanks to bioluminescent organisms Auckland resident Matthew Davison caught the phenomena on Sunday evening It was seen on Tindalls Beach, Whangaparāoa peninsula, north of Auckland Mr Davison belongs to a group that search the shores for … Read more

Masters: Peter McEvoy remains only British amateur to make the cut, and he wants it to stay that way

‘I’m the only British amateur to make the cut at the Masters… I want it to STAY that way!’: Peter McEvoy hopes his long-lasting record from 1978 stays intact as rookie Joe Long gets ready for his Augusta bow Peter McEvoy dominated the amateur scene in the late 1970s and early 1980s McEvoy played all … Read more

Cheltenham-festival winning amateur jockey Rob James handed 12-month ban from racing

Cheltenham Festival-winning amateur jockey Rob James handed 12-month ban from racing – with the last eight suspended – after shocking video emerged of him jumping onto the back of a dead horse Rob James has been banned for 12 months by the Irish Horseracing Board Sickening video of him climbing onto back of a dead … Read more

KIIS FM’s Jackie ‘O’ Henderson fails to select a $525,000 art piece from amateur creations

KIIS FM’s Jackie ‘O’ Henderson fails to select a $525,000 art piece from amateur creations – but can YOU separate the real deal from the fakes? By Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:40 GMT, 18 February 2021 | Updated: 03:18 GMT, 18 February 2021 Jackie ‘O’ Henderson is on an impressive $7.2million salary … Read more

Wolf Wall Street Jordan Belfort stock market has undergone a paradigm shift with amateur investors

The real Wolf of Wall Street has declared the current upheaval in the stock market as a ‘paradigm shift’. Speaking on Fox News on Monday night, former stockbroker Jordan Belfort lauded last week’s ‘brilliant’ revolt of retail investors after the share price of video game retailer GameStop surged dramatically as a group of Reddit users teamed … Read more

Amateur pilot accused of illegally landing plane at old RAF base

Amateur pilot will appear in court accused of landing £2m private plane at Prince William’s former RAF base without permission because he ‘wanted to go to the beach’ Civil Aviation Authority has named the pilot as Richard Charles Priestley Wood  He allegedly flew 300 miles from Surrey to fighter pilot training base in Wales Pilot set … Read more

Amateur pilot accused of illegally landing plane at Prince William’s old RAF base without permission

Amateur pilot will appear in court accused of landing £2m private plane at Prince William’s former RAF base without permission because he ‘wanted to go to the beach’ Civil Aviation Authority has named the pilot as Richard Charles Priestley Wood  He allegedly flew 300 miles from Surrey to fighter pilot training base in Wales Pilot set … Read more

Grand Designs: Amateur builder whose wife has cancer spends £275,000 transforming ugly shed

An amateur builder whose wife is battling skin cancer spent £275,000 transforming an ugly abandoned shed at the bottom of her parents’ garden into a stunning contemporary home in just 18 months on Grand Designs.   Greg, from Kent, had recovered from a brain tumour when he met Georgie, who has had a brain tumour, thyroid … Read more

Amateur archaeologist finds 900-year-old arrowhead washed up by the Thames

Amateur archaeologist finds 900-year-old arrowhead washed up by the Thames that could have been fired from the Tower of London under the reign of Richard I Monika Buttling-Smith, 33, found rare longbow arrowhead by Tower of London The 2in by 5in point was preserved by mud in the River Thames for 900 years Arrowhead may have … Read more