‘Jellyfish’ in the sky: SpaceX rocket launch creates atmospheric phenomenon. Did you see it? SpaceX rocket lifted off Friday evening
A "Space Jellyfish" from a Falcon 9 rocket launch seen Friday. (SpaceX)
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Friday night’s SpaceX rocket launch gave viewers something a little extra to enjoy: “space jellyfish.”
SpaceX posted a photo on X after the launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station of the phenomenon. The effect is caused when light reflects off the rocket’s exhaust plume in the atmosphere amid the evening hours after sunset. It creates a bulb-like effect in the sky, kind of like a jellyfish.
A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at around 8:32 p.m. Friday, carrying 23 Starlink internet satellites into orbit.
If you saw the jellyfish Friday night after the launch, be sure to share it with us using the PinIt! function on the News 6 app, or on the PinIt! page here on ClickOrlando.com.
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