If, after looking out the window, you suddenly found this strange figure in the sky, what would your reaction be? Definitely worry and fear given the current times. And this is exactly what some frightened witnesses noticed in the early hours of May 5.
The body was similar to a jellyfish in spaceAs Chris Coombs, professor of aerodynamics and mechanical engineering at the University of Texas at San Antonio, wrote on Twitter. No, no cosmic monsters from another dimension, It’s just a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket started from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
There are a lot of rockets launched every month, so why not all of them create the same phenomenon? In this case Making jellyfish was a combination of physics and perfect timing. The long, swollen “body” of the jellyfish is created simply by the exhaust leaving the nozzle of the Falcon 9 rocket’s engine.
The exhaust gas that comes out of the nozzle in this case is “not expanded”, meaning that it has a higher pressure than the surrounding air. This explains the creature’s outward appearance, but how can the glow be justified? On a simple note: The missile was launched at 5:45 AM. Here sunlight came from just beyond the horizon, illuminating the drainage plume and Create other lighting conditions.
Don’t worry, it’s just a more “amazing” missile launch than usual. In short, the same horror When comets light up the night sky.
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