Rocket launches can create eerie patterns in the sky, from undulating bright-blue spirals to glowing “jellyfish” blobs.

So, the upper stage of the Falcon 9 rocket begins spinning, flinging its fuel into space as it continues moving, creating the swelling spiral shape in the sky. It’s a phenomenon McDowell ...

The shape is thought to be the result of leftover fuel released into space as the Falcon 9 rocket returned to Earth.

Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches ... hence why we see the V-shaped bright lobes and dark areas between them where light is blocked by the torus. The JWST has picked ...

A man who saw a large glowing spiral in the night sky on Monday, believed to have been caused by a SpaceX rocket launch, has said it "almost looked like a jellyfish". Michael Coates, from Hexham in ...

NTP engines use a nuclear reactor to heat hydrogen to ultra-high temperatures and then expel the heated hydrogen through a nozzle, which generates thrust and moves the rocket through space more ...

A Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Kennedy Space ... McClain and Ayers will lead groundbreaking experiments that could shape the future of space exploration, laying the foundation for human ...

A spiral pattern spotted in the sky above North Baddesley was reportedly caused by excess fuel dumped during a SpaceX rocket launch.