icymi, a strange spiral pattern appeared in the sky on Tuesday evening. It was the sunlit exhaust from a European Ariane 6 rocket. The rocket launch happened in French Guiana (South America) earlier in the day on Tuesday. This is not the first time this rocket has created such a spectacle, and these types of sightings are expected to become more common with the increasing frequency of space launches.
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A LOT of people online were sharing the photo.
