Glowing spiral appears in night sky
undefined 25, 2025
A mysterious glowing spiral appeared in the night sky over the UK and Ireland on Monday, puzzling stargazers from Denmark to Italy. The Met Office attributed the phenomenon to frozen exhaust plumes from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which launched earlier that evening. The spirals form when the rocket’s upper-stage fuel freezes in space, reflecting sunlight back to Earth. Observers reported seeing the swirl brighten, spin, and fade over several minutes before disappearing. The Falcon 9 launched from Florida on a classified US government mission.
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