Telescope Camera Captures Mysterious Swirling Whirlpool
A swirling whirlpool appeared in the night sky above Hawaii earlier this month leaving researchers astonished.
Strange ‘Flying Whirlpool’ in Hawaii’s Night Sky Caused by SpaceX Rocket
A strange, bright, swirling mass was seen over the skies of Hawaii and was captured on camera by the Subaru-Asahi Star Camera located on Mauna Kea. While some might have thought it was a UFO, it was actually caused by a SpaceX Rocket.
Watch the SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Separate and Return to Earth
SpaceX has been using the Falcon 9 partially reusable two-stage-to-orbit medium-lift launch system that can return to Earth and be flown again multiple times for several years, but it's no less impressive to see it in action every time.
Watch Yesterday’s Falcon 9 Launch from 850 Feet and 4.7 Miles Away
Respected spaceflight photographer John Kraus was on hand yesterday to watch and capture the latest SpaceX Falcon 9 launch in Florida. But he didn't just capture one view, he captured three.
How I Shot the Falcon 9 Rocket Launch from an Airline Cockpit
“Oakland Center are you talking to that traffic at our 9 o’clock position? We got a yellow light out there and it’s coming up pretty fast.” This unusual radio transmission to Air Traffic Control from a Southwest Airlines jet caught our attention on an otherwise routine flight between New Orleans and San Francisco.
Beautiful Views of the SpaceX Launch that Lit Up the West Coast Sky
A bright a dazzling light show appeared in the Southern California sky last night, and social media was flooded with snapshots by people who wondered if they were seeing an alien invasion. It was actually a SpaceX rocket -- the first time billionaire Elon Musk's company has landed the Falcon 9 rocket's reusable first stage on the West Coast.
This Camera Got Melted While Shooting a Rocket Launch
Renowned NASA photographer Bill Ingalls set up a remote DSLR camera pointed at the launch pad yesterday during the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch. When he went back to retrieve the camera afterward, this is what he found.
Here’s a Time-Lapse of SpaceX’s ‘UFO’ Rocket Launch
SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket from Southern California last Friday, lighting up the sky and freaking out people who thought they were seeing a UFO. Photographer Jesse Watson of Yuma, Arizona, managed to capture this beautiful 40-second time-lapse of what the spectacle looked like.
SpaceX Snaps Picture-Perfect Photo of Its Rocket Landing at Sea
SpaceX successfully landed its Falcon 9 rocket on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean this past weekend, and the company managed to capture the remarkable photo above of the rocket shortly before touchdown and directly in front of the sun.
SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch and Landing Captured in a Single Long Exposure
One of the unintended consequence of blazing new trails is, often, capturing incredible photographs. That's how we ended up with this gorgeous shot that shows SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket both taking off and landing... in a single long exposure.
How I Accidentally Captured the SpaceX Falcon 9 Landing
At 1:21am on May 6, 2016, SpaceX continued its run of aerospace brilliance with a night launch of its Falcon 9 rocket, carrying its Japanese communication satellite payload to geostationary orbit.