People Thought It Was a Missile - It Was Actually a Russian Rocket
A strange glowing formation seen over parts of northern Europe this week was not a missile attack, but the visible exhaust plume of a Russian space launch, according to Russia’s… 
A strange glowing formation seen over parts of northern Europe this week was not a missile attack, but the visible exhaust plume of a Russian space launch, according to Russia’s Ministry of Defense.
Videos shared widely on social media on Thursday evening showed a bright, tentacle-like shape spreading across the night sky. Some users claimed the object was linked to a missile launch toward Ukraine, triggering speculation and concern online.
That explanation was quickly challenged by space observers. Astrophysicist and satellite tracker Jonathan McDowell said the sighting appeared to match a Russian Soyuz launch from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome at around 16:50 UTC on Sept…
