space jellyfish
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space jellyfish
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space + jellyfish. From having a jellyfish-like appearance, and being in the sky.
noun space jellyfishes · space jellyfish
- An atmospheric phenomenon of the early morning or late evening, where the ground is in nighttime, but sunlight shines through the upper atmosphere, whereby rocket exhaust, the rocket plume, expanding in the upper atmosphere reflects light, creating a visual appearance similar to that of a jellyfish. It can result in reports of UFO sightings.
- An atmospheric phenomenon of the moon-lit nighttime, whereby expanding rocket exhaust in the night sky reflects moonlight, creating the appearance similar to that of a jellyfish.
- An atmospheric phenomenon of the high latitude polar night, where a nighttime high latitude polar rocket launch directed towards even higher latitudes polewards, emerges from Earth's shadow, reflecting light streaming over the poles back into the Earthly night, creating lit expanding rocket exhaust resembling a jellyfish.
Similar: jellyfish UFO, rocket jellyfish
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Similar: jellyfish UFO, rocket jellyfish
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title = {space jellyfish},
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year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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