‘Space jellyfish’ sighted in PH skies

MANILA, Philippines — The lights sighted in some parts of the Philippines on the evening of Tuesday, May 12, were “highly likely” the result of the passage of a rocket launched by China. The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) said the phenomenon, called a “space jellyfish,” occurs when a rocket’s exhaust plume released at high altitudes is directly illuminated by sunlight while observers on the ground remain in darkness. A rocket plume is the high-speed exhaust trail of hot gas, steam and smoke produced by rocket engines. When it fans out in the thin upper atmosphere and scatters sunlight, it creates […]... Keep on reading: ‘Space jellyfish’ sighted in PH skies

Original source: Philippine Daily Inquirer