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- | Trump’s unconventional NASA pick signals Mars intentions in confirmation hearing | + | An eerie spiral lit up the European skies. Here’s why such light shows are becoming more common |
- | President Donald Trump’s pick to run NASA, Jared Isaacman, made waves Wednesday by signaling his intention to create a new focus on Mars exploration. | + | |
- | A confirmation hearing for Isaacman — the billionaire CEO of payments platform company Shift4 who has twice paid to fly aboard SpaceX capsules — kicked off before | + | The shapes can seem to appear out of nowhere: an undulating S-like spiral streaking across |
- | During | + | Such strange light shows have been a known feature of rocket launches for years. But as humanity rapidly increases |
- | For months, the space agency and its commercial | + | “We’re not used to seeing things that are happening in space in these very low (atmospheric) densities, |
- | If such a shift plays out, it could lead to changes | + | When a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket took off from Florida last week — flying northeastward as it headed |
- | Notably, however, Mars has long been the destination of choice touted by Elon Musk, the founder and CEO of SpaceX who over the past year has become a close confidant of Trump and invested at least $260 million in his presidential campaign. | + | Shortly after launch, social media users began to report “strange shapes” dancing in the sky. |
- | Currently, NASA does not have any concrete plans to send humans | + | The scene was “likely |
- | However, Isaacman told the committee he will “prioritize sending American astronauts to Mars.” | + | |
- | “Along the way, we will inevitably have the capabilities to return to the Moon and determine | + | The viral images were reminiscent of the “jellyfish” phenomenon that has accompanied some SpaceX launches from Florida and California. Visible from the North American coasts, the “jellyfish” is marked by a massive teardrop-shaped streak of light that grows and stretches as the rocket flies. |
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+ | Despite their similarities, however, experts said the phenomena of the jellyfish | ||
+ | A ghostly spiral | ||
+ | The eerie bat signal-like spiral following SpaceX’s March 24 military satellite launch formed after the rocket had already made its delivery. The vehicle was preparing to plunge out of orbit and back into Earth’s atmosphere, twirling toward | ||
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+ | Such maneuvers made to dispose of rocket bodies are common after launches. | ||
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+ | The Falcon 9 is designed to break into two parts — or “stages.” | ||
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+ | The first stage is the bottommost portion of the rocket with nine engines that fire up at liftoff, powering the 230-foot (70-meter) vehicle off the ground. The first-stage booster is also the same part that SpaceX routinely guides | ||