After many delays that disappointed space fans around the U.S.,Watch Angel Has Fallen Online NASA finally managed to launch its mission early Thursday to, for the first time, create ephemeral, glowing clouds.
In other words, NASA created human-caused auroras, of sorts.
The suborbital sounding rocket took flight at 4:25 a.m. ET Thursday from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia and released its payload -- which consisted of 10 vapor-filled canisters -- shortly afterwards.
SEE ALSO: Here's why NASA keeps postponing its really cool mission to make glowing cloudsOnce at altitude, those canisters produced green-blue and red artificial clouds that should allow scientists to learn more about how particles move through space.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
The artificial auroras were seen by skywatchers up and down the East Coast of the United States.
"Wallops received nearly 2,000 reports and photos of the cloud sightings from areas as far north as New York, south to North Carolina, and inland throughout Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and points in-between," NASA said in a statement.
If you were out for an early morning stroll and happened to look up as the artificial clouds were created, you could probably be forgiven for thinking that you actually spotted a UFO.
The bright clouds created by this mission look somewhat eerie in video footage. The blinking auroras started off as a bright blue-green color and then fade to a deeper hue of blue in the sky.
It took NASA 11 launch attempts to get this mission off the ground, in part because of strict weather requirements.
Mission controllers needed totally clear skies for this launch in order to be assured that they would see the colorful vapor when it was released from the canisters.
And luckily, they got it on Thursday. Finally.
Waitin’ on the Student Debt Jubilee
¡Figaro! 90210, a New Adaptation, Takes Immigrants’ Rights to the Opera
“Scared Shitless”: The Weird Power of Fecal Intensifiers
Taking to the Streets? Don’t Bring a Sign—Bring a Painting
Best soundbar deal: Save $300 on the Sonos Arc
Ernest Hemingway, Venture Capitalist
“A Song and the Sultan”: A Poem by Mahmoud Darwish
When Paula Wolfert Worked for The Paris Review
Dyson V8 Plus cordless vacuum: $120 off at Amazon
Hollywood’s Ongoing Love Affair with Barf Bags
Boeing's new VR simulator immerses astronauts in space training
Hardware Store Doppelgänger
Staff Picks: Marianna Rothen, Olivier Assayas, Chimimanda Ngozi Adichie
Whiting Awards 2017: Lisa Halliday, Fiction
Best vacuum mop combo deal: Save $140 on the Tineco Floor One S5
What Is Poetry For?: Six More Public Cases
Searching for Derek Walcott
On Wells Tower’s Story “The Brown Coast”
The Anatomy of Liberal Melancholy
Staff Picks: Marianna Rothen, Olivier Assayas, Chimimanda Ngozi Adichie
This Is Growing Up by Justin AlvarezPerseid meteor shower 2023: How to see themFirst Position by Yona Zeldis McDonoughApollinaire on Trial, and Other News by Sadie Stein'GripTok' and the myth of the 'gorilla grip' coochieHere's the deal with those weird Amazon ambassador Twitter amountsCartoon Network and Warner Bros. Animation production staff are trying to unionizeHarry Potter Looks Different, and Other News by Sadie SteinGchatting with George Saunders by Katherine BernardHell on Wheels by James HughesMap of the World by Sadie SteinExplained: Who's the old lady on the bench in the 'Barbie' movie?Everything you need to know about 'Barbie'Why Tai Chi needs more love from the tech worldTwitter implements DM limit for unverified users'Oppenheimer' features 'sex as only Nolan could stage it.' What does that mean?Instagram copies another TikTok feature with 'Remix'Playing DFW, and Other News by Sadie SteinExplained: Who is Ruth in 'Barbie?'Reddit is taking control of large subreddits that are still protesting its API changes Henry Cavill's mustache has naturally led to many a suave Superman memes Microsoft Paint is not being killed and people are thrilled Elon Musk says Mark Zuckerberg has 'limited understanding' of AI The 'Rock X Siri' mini movie is out, and it's exactly what you thought it'll be Nokia 8 leak reveals strange, new smartphone color Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are both wrong about AI Amazon has its eye on the car market in next step toward world domination Microsoft Paint will soon be no more Arcade Fire says you can wear whatever you want to their show 'Game of Thrones' Season 7 episode 2 'Stormborn': Review roundup Silicon Valley entrepreneurs launch online tool to help women fight sexual harassment Poorly designed tote bag shows exactly why fonts are EXTREMELY important This is how Mark Zuckerberg's Oculus VR gloves actually work Netflix picks up new animated series from Matt Groening 'Game of Thrones' power rankings for Season 7, episode two 'Stormborn' 'Game of Thrones' finally had an empowering, consensual sex scene India won't allow driverless cars, says transport chief Google just announced a new safety feature to keep you safe and informed during a crisis Budding little makeup artist melts hearts during her first tutorial Creepy video supercuts Trump and Scaramucci's hand gestures
1.7995s , 8199.6640625 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【Watch Angel Has Fallen Online】,Openness Information Network