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What's that in the sky? It's a SpaceX rocket, but it sure doesn't look like it


What's that in the sky? It's a SpaceX rocket, but it sure doesn't look like it Planetary nebula? Supernova remnant? No, this incredible image is actually a photo of a rocket launch. The rocket's exhaust combined with atmospheric effects emulates an image of a deep-space object. A photographer captured the shot during the launch of SpaceX's 20th cargo resupply mission on March 6 as the Falcon 9 blasted off toward the International Space Station. Before the first-stage booster touched down at the company's landing zone, a short distance away, it created quite the spectacle.    More



(Source: Space.com - Mar 21)

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