"Alaska's Sky Lights Up with Mystical Aurora During Geomagnetic Storm"

A mysterious glowing spiral in the sky over Alaska was captured by photographers, causing confusion and speculation. However, Don Hampton, a research associate professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, explained that it was rocket engine exhaust from a SpaceX Transporter-7 mission that launched on the Falcon 9 about three hours earlier in California. The rocket gained altitude and passed over Alaska, creating a spiral galaxy-like display in the sky. The phenomenon was seen by many night-watchers and was captured in photographs.