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A mysterious spiraling blue light illuminated the night skies over ... shows the glowing light spinning across the sky in what many social media commentators likened to a spiral galaxy.

Stargazers across Europe saw a strange and mysterious blue spiral in the night sky that was likely caused by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket's launch.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Stargazers in parts of Europe were stunned by an unusual sight on Monday evening: a large, glowing blue spiral in the sky. Images and videos posted to social media showed ...

0:36 Glowing spiral floats through U.K. night sky People across Europe witnessed a mysterious glowing blue spiral in the night sky this week, and scientists say they think they know what caused ...