No, it Wasn't a "Nuclear Alien UFO"! We Demystify the SpaceX Launch
Pop Science Associate Editor Mary Beth Griggs explains the mysterious plume that accompanied SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launch last week.
For full interview [click here](https://cheddar.com/videos/what-made-spacexs-rocket-launch-look-like-an-alien-invasion).
Awakened by howling winds that tore through his Maui neighborhood, Shane Treu went out at dawn and saw a wooden power pole suddenly snap with a flash, its sparking, popping line falling to the dry grass below and quickly igniting a row of flames.
The wildfire that swept across Maui a week ago turned one of the nation’s most celebrated island vistas into an ashen moonscape and killed at least 99 people, a number that officials warn could rise by scores as the search continues.
