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John Glenn's Firefly Mystery: Sunrise Unveils Space Ice Particles

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Source: tyla.com
John Glenn's Firefly Mystery: Sunrise Unveils Space Ice Particles
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Astronaut John Glenn reported thousands of tiny, luminescent particles swirling around his Friendship 7 capsule during the 1962 Earth orbit, prompting NASA concern about potential impact. The “fireflies” were later explained as sun-illuminated ice particles, a phenomenon confirmed on later flights.

Topics:science#history#ice-particles#john-glenn#nasa#science#space
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