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Jellyfish cloud from Florida launch lit up the pre-dawn sky
The glowing plume appeared shortly after Tuesday's six thirty-three launch, when frozen fuel exhaust caught the sunlight; it is only ice, and it is gone.
Watch it as it aired: Hank Ledger, Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman on this story, from BBN Newsroom at 2:44 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are The Guardian's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by The Guardian: “SpaceX rocket launch causes stunning ‘jellyfish cloud’ visible off US east coast”.
- Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 2:44 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Hank Ledger, Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman.
- Topics: Florida, SpaceX, US.
- BBN covered this story before: 'Jellyfish' effect lights up US sky after SpaceX launch (October 13).
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What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Guardian says the jellyfish cloud over the East Coast came from a Falcon 9 launch shortly after six thirty-three Eastern Tuesday morning, before sunrise on the ground.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe rocket was high enough to catch sunlight while Florida was still dark, so the frozen exhaust glowed for miles, and people are posting it nonstop.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFrozen exhaust. That is the whole mystery.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA glowing creature floats over Florida at dawn, and everyone's first move is to film it, not to leave.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentLeave? It's the best free light show Florida has had all week.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's ice, and it's going to melt by lunch, so nobody needs to evacuate the beach.
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