The Falcon 9 rocket, which lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base, took flight during evening twilight, when light from ...

But a launch shortly after sunset Tuesday meant the rocket’s plume, some 50 or more miles above the ground, was high enough to be bathed in sunlight. The result? A diaphanous glowing tendril ...

At the same time, NASA astronaut Don Pettit captured the launch in a long exposure from the International Space Station (ISS) some 250 miles above Earth. The result is a rocket-launch photo unlike ...