Did you see it? SpaceX rocket creates spectacle in Florida sky

Was there a meteor in the sky this morning above Palm Beach County? Or maybe a strange comet? Actually, it was none of the above. It was a space jellyfish! Thanks to NASA's resupply mission last night, SpaceX CRS-35, Floridians, including Palm Beach County, got to see a glowing visual effect early t

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Was there a meteor in the sky this morning above Palm Beach County? Or maybe a strange comet? Actually, it was none of the above.

It was a space jellyfish!

Thanks to NASA's resupply mission last night, SpaceX CRS-35, Floridians, including Palm Beach County, got to see a glowing visual effect early this morning.

This is SpaceX's 35th resupply mission under its Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Launching from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 6:33 a.m. this morning, the Cargo Dragon spacecraft will deliver about 6,500 pounds of supplies and science to the space station, including an experiment by students at Florida Tech in Melbourne, Florida.

Amazing sky: See photos of SpaceX rocket launch seen from Florida and Palm Beach County

See video of rocket in sky above Palm Beach County

Watch the SpaceX rocket as it climbs into the sky in view from Port Orange, Florida

What exactly is a space jellyfish?

A space jellyfish is a phenomenon that occurs when sunlight reflects off a high-altitude

rocket exhaust plume. It happens in the few minutes just before sunrise or just after sunset, when the ground is dark, but sunlight reaches the upper atmosphere.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket creates the striking

See more photos of space jellyfish seen in Florida

Contributing: Jennifer Sangalang, Lianna Norman, Brooke Edwards and Rick Neale, USA TODAY NETWORK

Samantha Neely is a trending reporter for the USA TODAY NETWORK-Florida, covering pop culture, theme parks, breaking news and more. You can get all of Florida’s best content directly in your inbox each weekday by signing up for the free newsletter, Florida TODAY, at https://floridatoday.com/newsletters.

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