The Case of the Mystery Space “Jellyfish”

spacejellyfishheaderI see that the Space Shuttle Atlantis’s return to Earth has been delayed whilst NASA tried to establish what a mystery object is that they think may have come from the shuttle’s cargo bay, though the pictures of the object concerned have NASA scratching their heads.

The object was caught on the shuttle’s cameras purely by chance as the astronauts were conducting a last minute once over of the shuttle’s exterior prior to its planned return today. Resembling a jelly fish, the object could be any number of things which may or may not be considered critical for Atlantis’s safe return to Earth with NASA stating that it could be anything from an ice formation to piece of plastic trimming.

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The Fist Image Captured of the
Mystery Object
(Courtesy of NASA)

At present, however, the exact details of the mystery object remain unknown and if it cannot be identified then another space walk seems inevitable. Of course this isn’t the first time on this trip something has seemingly been let loose as a bolt was lost into space a few days ago and is now presently circling the Earth in low orbit.

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Close-ups of the Mystery Object, which
seemingly resembles a jellyfish
(Courtesy of NASA)

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    1. debbie says:

      My husband and I were walking tonight and we saw something in the sky that looked like a jellyfish. It was moving fast, and we only saw it for about 8 or 9 seconds. It just seemed to disappear. When I came home, I googled “Space Jellyfish” and found this site. I can’t believe someone else thinks the same as me about what it looked like.

      I am not a UFO chaser or even a star gazer. I am just a lady who went out for a walk.

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