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SpaceX Rocket Makes 'Jellyfish' in Sky

scienceOctober 17, 2026·142 words·2 min read
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This is a A2 (elementary) English article about spacex rocket makes 'jellyfish' in sky. Read the article below, then check the key words and test your understanding with 5 exercises. You can also listen to the audio and tap any word to see its meaning.

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SpaceX Rocket Makes 'Jellyfish' in Sky
On Tuesday, 13 October, a SpaceX rocket went up from Florida. It was early in the morning, before sunrise. The rocket left a big, bright cloud in the sky. The cloud looked like a jellyfish. People saw it in four US states.
Was it dangerous? No. NASA (the US space team) says sunlight hit the gas from the rocket. The rocket's engines push out gases with water in them. High in the sky, the air is very cold. There, the water turns into tiny pieces of ice. The sun shines on this ice, but the ground is still dark.
The rocket carried a space capsule with no people in it. The capsule is taking thousands of pounds of supplies to the International Space Station. It is SpaceX's 35th trip like this for NASA. The capsule should arrive at the station on Thursday.

Key Vocabulary

n.
a thing that flies up into space
n.
a soft sea animal you can see through
n.
the time when the sun comes up
n.
the part that makes a machine move
n.
air-like stuff that is not solid or water
n.
a small ship that goes into space
n.
a big home in space where people work
Vocabulary Translations· 7 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

rocketn.

a thing that flies up into space

tên lửafogueteロケットroketcoheterakietaصاروخraketракета火箭로켓
jellyfishn.

a soft sea animal you can see through

sứaágua-vivaクラゲdenizanasımedusameduzaقنديل البحرkwalмедуза水母해파리
sunrisen.

the time when the sun comes up

bình minhnascer do sol日の出gün doğumuamanecerwschód słońcaشروق الشمسzonsopgangвосход солнца日出일출
enginen.

the part that makes a machine move

động cơmotorエンジンmotormotorsilnikمحركmotorдвигатель发动机엔진
gasn.

air-like stuff that is not solid or water

khígásガス；気体gazgasgazغازgasгаз气体기체; 가스
capsulen.

a small ship that goes into space

khoang tàu vũ trụcápsula espacialカプセル（宇宙船）kapsül (uzay aracı)cápsula espacialkapsułaكبسولة فضائيةcapsule (ruimtevaartuig)капсула (космический корабль)太空舱캡슐(우주선)
space stationn.

a big home in space where people work

trạm vũ trụestação espacial宇宙ステーションuzay istasyonuestación espacialstacja kosmicznaمحطة فضائيةruimtestationкосмическая станция空间站우주 정거장

Check Your Understanding

Question 1: True or False

1

The rocket went up before the sun came up.

2

The bright cloud was dangerous.

3

There were people inside the space capsule.

4

The air is very cold high in the sky.

Question 2: Multiple Choice

What happens to the water from the rocket high in the sky?

Question 3: Multiple Choice

When should the capsule get to the space station?

Question 4: Matching

Tap a word, then tap its meaning.

Question 5: Fill in the Blank

Gases with water in them come out of the rocket's ______ when it flies up.

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