UNITED STATES: A "SPACE JELLYFISH" APPEARED IN THE SKY,
“space jellyfish” that lit up the US sky
A strange "space jellyfish" lit up the sky of Florida, in the United States, and caused a great impact among those who spotted it.
The object glowed in the dark sky and hovered over the city, with what looks like an expanding head and tail. Many began to comment on the event on social networks, worried about what they were seeing. Along these lines, Twitter users shared images and videos of the phenomenon.
Despite the astonishment, there is a rational explanation for what happened. The effect was caused by the launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center. The professor of aerodynamics and mechanical engineering of the University of Texas, Chris Combs, provided more details on the matter.
He cataloged it as a space jellyfish because of its particular shape. In addition, he indicated that it is not so common for this type of phenomenon to occur every time a projectile of this style is ejected from Earth. Its appearance is due to a combination of physics and optimal environmental conditions.
Thus, "the jellyfish" corresponds simply to the exhaust that comes out of the nozzle of the rocket motor. This is a bell-shaped structure, which is visible at the end of the spacecraft and has the function of getting the propulsive force for the launch.
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