PHOTOS: Dazzling ‘space jellyfish’ illuminates Florida sky after rocket launch
THE NEXT LAUNCH FROM THE SPACE COAST IS HAPPENING ON MONDAY, AND I WANT YOU THIS MORNING TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS IMAGE OF WHAT IT’S CALLED A JELLYFISH, NOT IN THE WATER, BUT IN THE AIR. THIS MORNING. METEOROLOGIST ERIC BURRIS HERE NOW. WHAT EXACTLY DOES THIS MEAN? A JELLYFISH? IT LOOKS LIKE A JELLYFISH, RIGHT? SO IS THAT WHY THIS IS ONE OF THE COOLEST THINGS? OKAY, SO ESSENTIALLY, THINK ABOUT IT. WE’RE RIGHT AROUND SUNRISE. BUT AS THE ROCKET GETS HIGHER IN THE SKY, THE EARTH’S NOT BLOCKING THE SUN. SO WE’RE GETTING IT LIT. SO WHILE WE’RE STILL IN THE DARK DOWN HERE, AS THE ROCKET GETS HIGHER, IT’S CATCHING THE SUNLIGHT. OKAY, ANOTHER PROOF THAT THE EARTH IS NOT FLAT. THAT’S SO COOL. BUT IT’S CATCHING IT.
PHOTOS: Dazzling ‘space jellyfish’ illuminates Florida sky after rocket launch
Updated: 9:21 AM EST Mar 4, 2026
As a Falcon 9 rocket launched Wednesday from Florida’s Space Coast, it created a ‘space jellyfish’ effect that illuminated the morning sky. What is a space jellyfish?A space jellyfish forms when a rocket launches near sunrise or sunset and sunlight lights up the exhaust high in the sky. Photos
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As a Falcon 9 rocket launched Wednesday from Florida’s Space Coast, it created a ‘space jellyfish’ effect that illuminated the morning sky.
What is a space jellyfish?
A space jellyfish forms when a rocket launches near sunrise or sunset and sunlight lights up the exhaust high in the sky.
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