UPDATE: Read about the successful launch here. SpaceX will launch a Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday evening from Vandenberg Air Force base, carrying an Argentinean satellite and marking the first time the ...

PHOENIX - We have been getting a lot of calls at the FOX 10 Studios over a streak of light and contrail over the Phoenix area. Our camera on South Mountain captured the sight during the 7:00 p.m. hour ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Starlink 7-16 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Monday, as seen from L.A.'s Chinatown. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) That dazzling streak of light ...

A well timed launch from the California coast wowed Southern Californians when the rocket blazed a sunlit trail across the evening sky just after sunset. The contrail was painted in the sky by a ...

While some mistakenly believe the phenomenon stems from a failed launch, it actually is related to the angle of sunlight and varies based on launch vehicle plus atmospheric conditions. The effect ...

Last week a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base after sunset and produced a remarkable display of contrails and pressure waves of ice crystals due to differences in wind ...

The SpaceX rocket contrail after launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base and clouds compete with an afternoon sun on Friday. Credit: Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo A long rumble and rattling windows ...

A SpaceX rocket is scheduled to carry 46 Starlink satellites into space late Sunday from Vandenberg Air Force Base in central California and might produce a contrail that would briefly be visible from ...

(This story has been updated with new information. The ULA Atlas V rocket launch and SpaceX rocket launch were postponed to Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025.) Who's up for potential doubleheader rocket launches ...

The contrail of a Falcon 9 rocket might be visible from San Diego County Tuesday night when the vehicle lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in central California. The SpaceX rocket is scheduled ...