13/10/2026
This is a photo and a video of the jellyfish formed by this morning's SpaceX Falcon 9 launch.
The rocket releases exhaust gases at a high altitude, where the low atmospheric pressure causes them to rapidly expand and The rocket releases exhaust gases at high altitude, where the low atmospheric pressure causes them to rapidly expand and disperse. Sunlight then scatters off the particles, creating those glowing colors and swirling patterns.
Sunlight then scatters off the particles, creating glowing colors and swirling patterns.
This jellyfish was so big I couldn't get the whole thing in with my zoom lens and had to switch to my phone.