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SpaceX Rocket Creates a Spectacular Glowing “Jellyfish” in the Sky

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket created a spectacular glowing “jellyfish” in the sky on October 13, 2026, as sunlight lit up its expanding exhaust plumes during an early morning launch. The unusual display, visible across the eastern United States, formed as the rocket carried SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft to…

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  1. FOX 35 Orlando

    SpaceX targets Tuesday morning launch from Cape Canaveral; ‘space jellyfish’ possible (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    SpaceX targets Tuesday morning launch from Cape Canaveral; ‘space jellyfish’ possible SpaceX is targeting early Tuesday morning for the launch of its Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, with the possibility of a glowing "space jellyfish" appearing in the sky before…

  2. WCBD News 2

    SpaceX launch Tuesday morning could be visible again from Charleston (opens WCBD News 2)

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    CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) - Charleston-area skywatchers could get another chance to see a SpaceX rocket and its signature "jellyfish" plume Tuesday morning as the company prepares to launch its Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission from Florida.

  3. FOX 13 Tampa

    Photos: ‘Space jellyfish’ light up Bay Area sky after SpaceX launch (opens FOX 13 Tampa)

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    SpaceX launched 32 payloads into orbit aboard its Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station early Tuesday morning. Cape Canaveral morning launch A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 7:04 a.m. Tuesday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

  4. FOX 35 Orlando

    Photos: 'Space jellyfish' over Florida after SpaceX rocket launch (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    Did you see it? SpaceX launched its Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station early Tuesday morning, which created a glowing "space jellyfish" over Central Florida.

  5. Pix11

    'Space jellyfish' seen streaking across the sky, but what is it exactly? (opens Pix11)

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    CAPE CANAVERAL, FL (PIX11) -- A SpaceX rocket was visible streaking through the sky over Florida on Tuesday, October 20. Footage posted on social media shows the rocket’s trail. The user dubbed it a “space jellyfish.

  6. SciTech Daily

    SpaceX Rocket Creates a Spectacular Glowing “Jellyfish” in the Sky (opens SciTech Daily)

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    A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket created a spectacular glowing “jellyfish” in the sky on October 13, 2026, as sunlight lit up its expanding exhaust plumes during an early morning launch. The unusual display, visible across the eastern United States, formed as the rocket carried SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft to…

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