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Rocket Fuel Dump Identified as Source of Mysterious Streak Over U.S. During Aurora Display

The Zhuque-2E rocket's methalox fuel dump created a luminous ionospheric streak, initially mistaken for a natural phenomenon like STEVE.

Major Geomagnetic Storm Expected to Trigger Auroras Across U.S.