Mysterious Lights Captivate Texas Skywatchers

Strange lights seen in the North Texas sky on Monday night were caused by the launch of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, which was carrying 23 Starlink satellites. The launch occurred at 6:42 p.m. central time, but the satellites were deployed into orbit about 65 minutes later, leading to the unusual sight in the sky. Despite speculation, the explanation for the lights was not extraterrestrial, but rather a routine event related to space exploration.