A SpaceX rocket recently created an ethereal halo of light around the full moon after punching a hole in a cloud full of ice crystals shortly after launch, a stunning new image shows. The incident was completely harmless but the photographer is concerned about the increasing number of launches from the company.
On Nov. 27, SpaceX launched one of its Falcon 9 rockets at 11:20 p.m. EST from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Live Science's sister site Space.com reported. The rocket, which was carrying 23 Starlink satellites, promptly made it out of Earth's atmosphere and safely delivered its payload into low-Earth orbit. At the same time, November's full moon, was also high in the sky.
