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'UFO' Over New Jersey Probably Just Rocket Launch — But Which One? 'UFO' Over New Jersey Probably Just Rocket Launch — But Which One?
'UFO' Over New Jersey Probably Just Rocket Launch — But Which One? A mysterious glowing object spotted over New Jersey skies Tuesday night, Aug. 12, had locals buzzing — but it wasn’t a UFO. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mitchell Federico / LegacyLumbers (@legacylumbers) And it wasn't a shooting star either (despite coinciding with the height of the Perseids meteor shower). It was probably a rocket launch. A Reddit post titled “Weird object in sky outside of AC” showed the bright, halo-like glow moving downward in the night sky. “Does anybody know what this could be? It started moving do…

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Northern Lights Will Dance Across Half Of US: Here's When To Catch Them Northern Lights Will Dance Across Half Of US: Here's When To Catch Them
Northern Lights Will Dance Across Half Of US: Here's When To Catch Them The Northern Lights are headed South.  Forecasters say more than half of the United States may witness the Aurora Borealis on Monday, June 2, thanks to a powerful solar eruption known as a coronal mass ejection. Satellites detected the massive solar flare on Friday, launching a colossal cloud of charged particles toward Earth, according to NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center. The event is expected to trigger a strong geomagnetic storm, which will likely give the Northern half of the US a rare show. The aurora is usually reserved for skies near the North and South Poles, but solar e…

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by Josh Lanier