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Mysterious Light is a SpaceX ‘Burn' to Fix Rocket Trajectory

A mysterious light seen moving slowly across the sky Tuesday night turned out to be SpaceX correcting the trajectory of its rocket that launched earlier in the day, KCRA reported.

SpaceX said a trans-Mars "injection burn" created the light seen across California, Arizona and New Mexico. The burn was used to correct the Falcon Heavy rocket’s path and point it toward Mars.

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