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Mystery ‘UFO whirlpool’ in night sky was SpaceX and Elon Musk’s fault, claim scientists

A mysterious blue ‘vortex’ of light spotted in Hawaii last week that some blamed on ‘aliens‘ has fortunately turned out to be something much more boring.

Astonishing videos of a bright blue spiral in the night sky initially prompted Twitter users to claim ‘it’s aliens’.

But according to spokespeople for the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, the whirlpool “seems to be related to the SpaceX company’s launch of a new satellite.”

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SpaceX had apparently launched a a GPS satellite for the US Space Force using a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral earlier on in the day when the ‘swirl’ was first observed.

CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - MAY 27: Elon Musk, founder and CEO of SpaceX, participates in a press conference at the Kennedy Space Center on May 27, 2020 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley were scheduled to be the first people since the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2011 to be launched into space from the United States, but the launch was postponed due to bad weather. (Photo by Saul Martinez/Getty Images)
SpaceX Falcon-9 Rocket And Crew Dragon Capsule Launches From Cape Canaveral Sending Astronauts To The International Space Station
Elon Musk’s company SpaceX was reportedly behind the ‘blue swirl’
(Image: Getty Images)

Scientists claim that the phenomenon is caused by frozen rocket fuel being ejected during the launch.

After the rocket separates from its first stage, it uses an engine to move itself into position to deploy a satellite before ejecting any remaining fuel.

It then starts spinning, releasing a ‘whirlpool’ of crystals made of frozen fuel which were then lit up by the sunlight.

This explains why the swirl is seen unfolding and rotating in videos of the night sky, before disappearing.

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 05: In this handout photo provided by NASA, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASAs SpaceX Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina onboard at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on October 05, 2022 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. NASAs SpaceX Crew-5 mission is the fifth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agencys Commercial Crew Program. Cassada, Mann, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina launched at 12:00 p.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center to begin a six month mission onboard the orbital outpost. (Photo by Joel Kowsky/NASA via Getty Images)
The blue swirls are reportedly becoming common over the Pacific ocean following SpaceX launches
(Image: NASA via Getty Images)

Previous SpaceX launches have caused similar phenomenon, with writers for Spaceweather.com claiming that these ‘SpaceX spirals’ are now “a common occurrence over the Pacific Ocean” as this is where most Falcon 9 rockets ditch their second stages.

Earlier this month, Elon Musk gave Twitter users a glimpse of ‘how we will land on Mars‘ by sharing a video clip which showed SpaceX rockets successfully landing with the aid of side boosters.

One user said of the footage: “This is the coolest sight in the space world.”

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