The light that appeared in the skies over the Arctic might look otherworldly in nature, but it actually has a very terrestrial explanation. That's because the spiral was created by what many have ...

Spirals of light in the sky left stargazers freaked out Sunday night @Alasdair_Burns saw this beautiful rocket exhaust spiral in the sky over Stewart Island this evening #space #SpaceX #NewZealand ...

Some described how the spiral appeared to move. Jared Sharp, from Hull, said it "began as a small light which seemed to be looking around" before changing shape and disappearing.

Close-up view of the spiral. This strange phenomenon was caused by a SpaceX rocket launch. Bettina Begtoft "I noticed it at 2:02 a.m. local time," Begtoft told spaceweather.com. "To the naked eye ...

The spiral made by venting fuel from a SpaceX Falcon 9 booster, as seen from Hawaii. It wasn’t aliens or out-of-season fireworks. Instead, the eerie flying spiral light spotted by the Japanese ...

A strange spiral light that appeared in the sky yesterday evening (March 24) is believed to have been caused by a SpaceX rocket launch. If you'd looked up at the night sky on Monday evening, you ...

Northern light enthusiasts got a surprise mixed in with the green bands of light dancing in the Alaska skies: A light baby blue spiral resembling a galaxy appeared amid the aurora for a few minutes.

Some described how the spiral appeared to move. Jared Sharp, from Hull, said it "began as a small light which seemed to be looking around" before changing shape and disappearing.