US: SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch Creates “Jellyfish Cloud”

An early morning SpaceX Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station created a glowing “space jellyfish” effect over Florida on March 4, 2026. The phenomenon occurred when sunlight illuminated the rocket’s high-altitude exhaust plume before sunrise, producing a colorful, jellyfish-like cloud. The rocket successfully carried 29 Starlink satellites into orbit, and its booster landed safely at sea.

US: Time-Lapse Captures SpaceX “Jellyfish” Cloud

An early morning SpaceX Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station created a glowing “space jellyfish” effect over Florida on March 4, 2026. The phenomenon occurred when sunlight illuminated the rocket’s high-altitude exhaust plume before sunrise, producing a colorful, jellyfish-like cloud. The rocket successfully carried 29 Starlink satellites into orbit, and its booster landed safely at sea.

U.S. envoy Kennedy visits Kagoshima Pref.

U.S. envoy Kennedy visits Kagoshima Pref.

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy (L) and Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito shake hands at the Kagoshima prefectural government office in the city of Kagoshima on Feb. 26, 2014, prior to their talks. Kennedy will visit Tanegashima Space Center in the prefecture to watch the launch of an H2A rocket in the predawn hours of Feb. 28.

U.S. envoy Kennedy visits Kagoshima Pref.

U.S. envoy Kennedy visits Kagoshima Pref.

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy (C) talks with senior high school students at the Kagoshima prefectural government office in the city of Kagoshima on Feb. 26, 2014. Kennedy will visit Tanegashima Space Center in the prefecture to watch the launch of an H2A rocket in the predawn hours of Feb. 28.

U.S. envoy Kennedy visits Kagoshima Pref.

U.S. envoy Kennedy visits Kagoshima Pref.

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy (L) and Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito hold talks at the Kagoshima prefectural government office in the city of Kagoshima on Feb. 26, 2014. Kennedy will visit Tanegashima Space Center in the prefecture to watch the launch of an H2A rocket in the predawn hours of Feb. 28.