Pakyong, March 16 -- The mysterious jellyfish-shaped flash of light seen in the evening sky has now been explained. The unusual glow was actually caused by the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. On March 15, 2026, the rocket lifted off carrying 29 Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites. The launch took place from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at Space Launch Complex 40 at 8:37 a.m. EDT.

When converted to India Standard Time (IST), the launch time was 7:07 p.m., which closely matches the time when people in parts of India reported seeing the strange light around 7 p.m.

During liftoff, the rocket traveled along a northeast trajectory from the launch site in Florida. As the rocket's upper stage released exhaust gases high in the atmos...