"SpaceX Rocket Debris Creates Eerie Sky Display Across U.S."

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Source: Space.com
"SpaceX Rocket Debris Creates Eerie Sky Display Across U.S."
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Striking photos captured a perfectly-spaced dashed line of light in the night sky above Arizona, created by a dying SpaceX rocket's deorbit burn. The rocket, part of the company's rapidly increasing launch schedule, deployed telecommunications and Starlink satellites before undergoing controlled deorbit burns. Photographer Jeremy Perez combined long-exposure shots to capture the luminous streak, also revealing a second fainter line from the drifting satellites. With SpaceX's frequent launches, concerns arise over light phenomena, satellite pollution, and metal release upon satellite failure.

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