BSE has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to launch derivative contracts for the BSE Sensex Next 30 index. The index tracks the next largest and most liquid companies in BSE 100 that are in the derivative segment and not part of BSE Sensex 30 index.
India’s oldest exchange informed about the development on Wednesday after market hours. It said the exchange will offer cash settled monthly index futures and monthly index options, with expiry date as the last Thursday of the expiry period.
BSE is yet to intimate the exchanges about the launch timing.
Currently, BSE offers Futures & Options contracts for Sensex with weekly and monthly expiries. It also offers derivatives contracts for BANKEX and SENSEX 50 with monthly expiries.
The Iran-Israel war pulled down the markets. The benchmark Nifty closed with cuts of 1.6% or 385 points at 24,480 while the 30-stock BSE Sensex tanked 1,123 points or 1.4% to settle at 79,116.19. BSE shares have had a stellar run on the D-Street, rallying 81% in the past 12 months. The multibagger stock, which has delivered a whopping 1,658% returns over a three-year period, has been under consolidation in the past three months, slipping 4% in the said period.It has slipped below its 50-day simple moving average (SMA) of Rs 2,773 while holding its 200-day SMA of Rs 2,582.
BSE reported a 174% jump in its December quarter consolidated net profit at Rs 602 crore compared to Rs 220 crore reported in the year ago period. The profit after tax (PAT) is attributable to the shareholders of the holding company.
The company’s revenue from operations stood at Rs 1,244 crore in Q3FY26, up 62% over Rs 768 crore posted in the corresponding period of the last financial year.
The exchange reported an 8% growth in its PAT on a sequential basis versus Rs 558 crore in Q2FY26 while the topline increased by 16% quarter-on-quarter compared to Rs 1,068 crore in the July-September quarter of FY26.
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The operating Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITDA) including core SGF stood at Rs 732 crore versus Rs 680 crore in Q2FY25 and Rs 236 crore in the year ago period. It was up 8% while surging 230% YoY. (Disclaimer: The recommendations, suggestions, views, and opinions given by the experts are their own. These do not represent the views of The Economic Times.)
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke Lindberg says the U.S. agricultural trade deficit fell from $50 billion to $29 billion in one year.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently released a trade forecast showing the farm trade gap narrowing significantly during fiscal year (FY) 2026. The forecast shows the agricultural trade deficit falling from $43.7 billion in FY2025 to a projected $29 billion in FY2026, an improvement from last year’s level and the $37 billion that was projected in December 2025.
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke Lindberg told Fox News Digital that while the gap tightening was a step in the right direction, the USDA is still working to get back to a surplus.
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“American farmers and ranchers have historically exported vastly more than we’ve imported, including in President Trump’s first term, and we had an agricultural trade surplus,” Lindberg said.
“Unfortunately, in the four years under President Biden, we ended up with a $50 billion agricultural trade deficit forecast that his team forecasted right before he left office just about a year ago. Now today, we’re excited to be announcing that we’ve reduced that deficit to $29 billion. Now, we’re still on course, and we need to get back to a surplus, that’s the goal, but a 43% reduction in one year, it’s a great start,” he added.
A soybean farmer drives his truck on a country road near his family’s farm in Cordova, Maryland, on Oct. 10, 2025. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)
In order to return the U.S. to that surplus, the USDA is taking action, which Lindberg outlined as a three-step process: securing strong trade agreements that open markets for American farmers and ranchers, building buyer-seller relationships in those markets and holding trading partners accountable to the commitments they make.
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The under secretary said that he is more optimistic than what the forecast articulates because of the “historic” trade deals that President Donald Trump has been able to secure. Lindberg said he believes the agreements have allowed U.S. farmers and ranchers to compete on a leveled playing field.
“I think the more that we can take advantage of the agreements the president has signed, the more we are going to see this number get even better from a trade deficit perspective,” Lindberg told Fox News Digital. “I’m excited to see how our producers take advantage of that access and significantly increased opportunities.”
Lindberg spoke about the opening of Malaysia’s market as an example of a market that was recently opened to U.S. farmers and ranchers. He said that during his visit to Malaysia, it was “very clear” that people wanted to buy American products. He said that buyers abroad trust American products to be safe and high-quality.
The under secretary recalled meeting a restaurateur in Malaysia who invested her own money in a processing plant in the U.S. so she could be the first one to have American beef in her restaurant.
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“Those are the kinds of investments and forward-leaning conversations we’re having with buyers in these countries all around the world,” he said.
Cattle are seen on a farm in Jamestown, Calif., on Oct. 26, 2025. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)
While the administration has emphasized opening foreign markets, Lindberg said the impact could also be felt closer to home as U.S. farmers and ranchers supply more of the food Americans consume.
Beyond the narrowing trade gap, Lindberg said Americans could also see changes at the grocery store. He pointed to a projected decline in agricultural imports, including fruits and vegetables, and argued that increased domestic production could reduce the U.S.’s reliance on foreign suppliers.
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“Producing things locally, lower transit costs, all of that combines to get to what the president’s goal and objective has been, which is reducing prices at the grocery store shelves,” he said.
A worker uses a tractor to plant soybeans at Double G Angus Farms in Tiffin, Iowa, on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (Benjamin Roberts/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)
While the U.S. remains in a trade deficit, Lindberg said the narrowing gap signals progress toward the agricultural trade surplus that American farmers and ranchers have seen in previous years.
U.S. Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Mike Waltz discusses President Donald Trump’s mission in Iran on ‘Mornings with Maria.’
A heated exchange between the United States and Iran unfolded at the United Nations Security Council this week, drawing attention inside the chamber.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz joined FOX Business’ Maria Bartiromo on “Mornings with Maria” to discuss the escalating situation, including a tense exchange with Iran’s U.N. ambassador that drew attention inside the Security Council chamber.
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The exchange unfolded as global scrutiny intensifies over Iran’s regional actions and its long-standing support for militant groups across the Middle East. Waltz framed the moment as part of a broader struggle between the United States and a regime he says has destabilized the region for years while threatening American interests and allies.
U.S. Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Mike Waltz speaking at an emergency Security Council meeting (Spencer Platt/Getty Images / Getty Images)
Tension escalated during a Security Council exchange when Iran’s representative directed a warning toward the U.S. delegation.
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“I have one word only. I advise to the representative of the United States to be polite. It would be better for yourself and the country,” the Iranian envoy said.
Waltz responded during the session by criticizing the Iranian regime’s human rights record and its treatment of its own citizens.
“I’m not going to dignify this with… another response, as this representative sits here in this body representing a regime that has killed tens of thousands of its own people and imprisoned many more simply for wanting freedom from your tyranny,” Waltz said.
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Speaking about the exchange afterward, the former Green Beret emphasized the broader context behind his response, pointing to Iran’s history of attacks against American forces through proxies in the region.
“I’m a Green Beret, not my first firefight… He should be careful, with his words sitting on American soil… I’ll just leave it at that,” Waltz told Bartiromo Wednesday.
The exchange highlights how tensions between the United States and Iran are increasingly playing out on the global stage, including inside the United Nations Security Council.
A sign hangs outside of a Target store on Feb. 10, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois.
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MINNEAPOLIS — Target customers will soon see changes on the retailer’s shelves, as the company tries to woo back shoppers during a turnaround effort that has started to catch Wall Street’s eye.
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Among those shifts, Target will add more fresh and trendy groceries, a dedicated display for higher-end makeup and a larger array of merchandise for sports fans.
At the big-box retailer’s Minneapolis headquarters on Tuesday, Target’s merchandising leaders previewed the company’s ambitious plans to overhaul key categories, including home and apparel, which have posted year over year sales declines. The company held an investor meeting to share its holiday-quarter results and its turnaround strategy for this year, which hinges in part on regaining its reputation for stylish and unique items.
CEO Michael Fiddelke, a Target veteran who stepped into the top role on Feb. 1, told investors on Tuesday that the company is making changes that “don’t happen overnight.” But, he added, they include many tweaks that customers “will see and feel right away.”
“If I were to step back and draw a heat map of the entire store highlighting where we’re making changes this year, you’d see more change to what we sell and how we sell it than you’ve seen in a decade,” he said.
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The success of Target’s merchandise makeover will help determine whether the company meets its sales and earnings outlook for the current year and whether it can reverse four consecutive quarters of declining customer traffic. The company’s revenue fell slightly in fiscal 2025 and has been stagnant for four years.
Target said Tuesday that it expects net sales for the current fiscal year to rise about 2% compared with the previous year and anticipates that sales will grow in every quarter of the year.
Wall Street had a positive early read on Target’s turnaround progress: the company’s stock climbed more than 6% on Tuesday, and was trading higher on Wednesday.
Here’s a closer look at Target’s merchandising changes:
Putting a fresher spin on grocery
Target is expanding the fresh department and adding more prominent signage for its Good & Gather private brand as it tries to draw more customers to stores for grocery shopping. This rendering shows what the expanded fruit, vegetable and meat displays will look like.
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One of the top reasons for customers’ Target trips is a simple one – running in for a quick grocery item like a gallon of milk or box of pasta. The challenge is getting shoppers to buy more of their food there.
Food is the number one traffic driver for Target, and over half of customers have food in their shopping basket, said John Conlin, senior vice president of merchandising, food and beverage. Target’s grocery category, which it labels food and beverage, drew higher sales than any of Target’s merchandising segments in the past fiscal year. It grew by about 1% year over year and totaled $24.14 billion — or roughly 23% of Target’s net sales for the fiscal year.
Yet for many customers, Target is a destination for buying just a few grocery items rather than a fuller basket of food for the week. Plus, the company’s competition has grown fiercer — not only from the nation’s largest grocer by revenue, Walmart, but also from Amazon and fast-expanding discounter Aldi.
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“We don’t want food to just be a business that guests are shopping while they’re at Target,” he said. “But increasingly, we want to be a business that is why guests are at Target.”
He said Target is “trying to carve our own lane with our assortment strategy” rather than copy the grocers down the street.
Going forward, Target willexpand the square footage it devotes to grocery as it remodels stores and builds new ones, Conlin said. In over half of the stores that the company remodels, Target will double the square footage for fresh foods like fruits, vegetables and meats, he added.
The company also plans to add more brands that shoppers haven’t yet discovered and lean on seasonal items and private brands. To stand out from competitors, Target is going to ramp up the amount of new items by up to 50% in key categories like snacks and dry groceries, Conlin said.
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But he acknowledged a challenge that has tripped up Target in recent years, which it’s tried to fix by owning its supply chain and opening a new facility in Colorado in the next year.
“None of this comes to light if we’re not in stock for our guests,” he said.
He also declined to share a key detail about some items and brands that Target is adding: Their price points.
Giving beauty a glow up
In many of Target’s stores, customers buy lip gloss and other items from Ulta Beauty. That will change in August, after the two brands announced the end of a deal that brought the mini beauty shops to nearly a third of Target’s big-box stores.
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On Tuesday, Target said it plans to give its own beauty assortment a glow up. This fall, it will open what it is dubbing its Beauty Studio in more than 600 stores and online, said Amanda Nusz, senior vice president of merchandising for essentials and beauty at Target.
Beauty Studio will replace Ulta Beauty at Target. It will be a dedicated shop within the store with prestige beauty brands, elevated lighting, enhanced service and a specific loyalty program tied to beauty, Nusz said. In renderings, the beauty shop looks similar to Ulta Beauty at Target, but without the beauty retailer’s branding.
Starting this fall, Target will open Beauty Studio in more than 600 stores and online. The prestige beauty shop will replace Ulta Beauty at Target.
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Nusz declined to share the national brands that the Beauty Studio will carry and if it will offer some of the same brands sold by Ulta Beauty and other competitors like Sephora.
Beauty “has been one of the strongest growth engines for Target,” Nusz said. She said it was also the top growth category for Target’s curbside pickup service, Drive Up, and in-store pickup of online orders in the fourth quarter. A bonus for Target: it tends to draw in younger shoppers.
The segment’s sales were roughly flat year over year in the most recent fiscal year, but accounted for about 13% of Target’s overall net sales for the period.
Along with rolling out Beauty Studio, Nusz said Target will add more well-recognized national brands like sunscreen brand Supergoop, lean into trends like Korean beauty and invest more in men’s beauty, such as grooming and fragrance items.
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Adding fun and pop culture relevance
Target has overhauled its hardlines category, which includes items like consumer electronics, books and toys. The category, which it now calls Fun101, now carries more items related to sports and pop culture. For example, it has a line of merchandise for the 30th anniversary of the movie, “Space Jam.”
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In the back of Target’s stores, the retailer is giving an overhaul to a department that’s typically known for selling consumer electronics, toys and books.
Instead of calling it the traditional name, hardlines, Target coined the category Fun101.
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Cassandra Jones, senior vice president of merchandising for Fun101, said the goal went beyond the new name, however. Target wanted to turn around a category that was falling flat.
Starting in late 2024, Target has had a tighter focus on four key areas: play, which includes toys like plush stuffed animals and popular brands like LEGO; pop, which includes culturally inspired items like a limited-edition collection tied to Netflix’s “Stranger Things” and another linked to the 30th anniversary of the movie “Space Jam”; sport, which includes items like water bottles and licensed sports apparel for professional teams; and gadget, which includes more trendy takes on products like phone cases and headphones.
On the other hand, Jones said Target has cut back on items like TVs and laptops where it’s harder to stand out from retail competitors or inject a sense of style.
Sales of Fun101 merchandise were roughly flat year over year in the most recent fiscal year, but drove $15.8 billion, or 15%, of Target’s net sales for the period.
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Jones said shoppers will see the category go bigger in the second half of the year. Target plans to open a fan shop in stores and online with licensed sports gear, expand its position as a “trading card destination” and open a “collectibles zone” for other types of merchandise.
Target’s home category has been one of its weakest performers. The retailer is overhauling the category and redoing the display area in stores, too. It showed off some of its newer items at an investor event in Minneapolis.
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Rebuilding home goods
Target used to be known for its fashion-forward yet affordable throw pillows, lamps, bedding and other home decor. The category, however, is now one of the retailer’s weaknesses — particularly as it competes with digital players like Wayfair, big-box competitors like Walmart and Costco, off-price chains like TJX‘s HomeGoods and specialty players like Crate & Barrel or Pottery Barn.
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Sales in the home furnishings and decor category totaled $15.61 billion in the most recent fiscal year, sinking by nearly 7% year over year. That’s a deeper sales drop than in any of Target’s other key merchandise categories.
The big-box retailer is working to become a destination for the category again, said Mara Sirhal, senior vice president of merchandising for home, who stepped into the role about three months ago.
“Our home business has not delivered to its potential, point blank,” she said. “The industry grew. Target home underperformed. We lost meaningful share over the last two years and our authority and style inspiration has weakened. That is on us.”
Among the problems, she said Target “lost clarity in our point of view,” with a blander assortment rather than a stylish, eye-catching one.
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Sales of home goods at Target have also been hurt by economic factors, including higher interest rates and pricier homes in the U.S., which have led to a much older first-time homebuyer, she said.
Starting in June, Target will rebuild the category as part of a multi-year turnaround effort, she said. One of its first moves this summer will be redoing about 75% of its assortment in decorative home, which includes items like candlesticks, throw pillows and greenery. By the fall, she said three-quarters of its bedding assortment will be reinvented. And next year, she said, Target will overhaul its kitchen and dining merchandise.
It won’t just be the products changing, she said. Shoppers should expect to see new fixtures in stores, too, such as elevated wood displays. It will also use its third-party marketplace, Target Plus, to sell large items that are easier to carry online, such as rugs, mattresses and furniture, she said.
To try to turn around its apparel sales, Target is using an artificial intelligence tool, Trend Brain, to help the company spot the styles that customers want earlier and speed those looks to shelves. The tool helped the company develop a collection of Western-inspired clothing and accessories.
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Speeding up fashion and raising the bar on basics
Another well-known category in Target stores has become a weaker link, too. Apparel and accessories sales at the company fell to $15.74 billion in the most recent fiscal year, down about 5% from the prior year.
To drive sales growth again, the big-box retailer aims to spot trends earlier, speed up the time it takes for new looks to hit shelves and sharpen the clothing that it carries — even for basics like tank tops, said Gena Fox, senior vice president of apparel and accessories at Target.
She said the company’s performance “has not been where we want it to be over the past year.”
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Denim, T-shirts and tanks make up about 25% of Target’s total assortment, Fox said. Last year, it overhauled its denim to raise the quality and style, which led to a 10% year over year lift in sales for that category.
This year, she said Target plans to take that same approach to fix T-shirts and tanks, which have had weaker sales. Some of those refreshed closet staples are starting to hit store shelves and Target’s website.
Target is also working to get ahead of trends, which it features in collections in stores and online, she said. To spot trends, it’s using a new artificial intelligence-powered tool called Target Trend Brain, which helps the company’s designers and merchants identify the styles, colors and materials that customers may want.
For example, insights from Trend Brain helped inspire a Western edit of clothing and accessories like purses with fringe and belts with embroidery, with all items under $40. That area will soon rotate to a collaboration with Roller Rabbit, a colorful and brightly patterned pajama brand, that will include swimwear, sundresses and pool accessories.
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Target is known for its limited-time brand collaborations. For the spring, it has a new line of swimsuits, pool accessories and more developed with pajama brand, Roller Rabbit.
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Fox said the apparel and accessories timeline is now about 40% faster as the company reacts more in the moment rather than planning six to 12 months in advance.
Along with those trend-driven items, Target will expand national brands and add new partnerships. Last week, the company announced it would bring Levi’s to more stores, which will mean the denim brand is in more than 1,000 — or roughly half — of its stores, Fox said. It also developed an exclusive clothing line with country music singer Megan Moroney, which will coincide with her upcoming tour.
Flex4 OPS will continue to operate as an independent business in Kendal
16:24, 04 Mar 2026Updated 16:32, 04 Mar 2026
Steve Grainger, managing director of Track7 Technology Group and Enigma Interactive(Image: Track7 Technology Group)
A Newcastle tech group has snapped up a Cumbrian business in an undisclosed deal. Track7 Technology Group, the parent group of digital development agency Enigma Interactive, has acquired Kendal based RWS Web Solutions Ltd, the company behind Flex4 OPS (Online Print Solution).
Flex4 is an e-commerce platform used by web-to-print clients and print businesses to build and grow online sales channels. It has a large client and partner base, including Konica Minolta, and the team has more than a decade of experience in the sector.
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Bosses said the acquisition builds on Enigma’s track record of “delivering complex, large-scale digital transformation programmes for organisations across the UK and international markets”, while also marking an extension into a specialist, high-growth area of digital commerce.
Flex4 OPS will continue to operate as an independent business in Kendal, with co-founder Francis Whiteley remaining as managing director and the existing team staying in place. The deal represents the group’s first acquisition and forms part of a longer-term strategy to expand Track7 Technology Group through the addition of complementary digital platforms and specialist teams.
Steve Grainger, founder and managing director of Track7 Technology Group and Enigma Interactive, said: “Flex4 OPS has built a strong product and is market leader in a highly competitive sector. Bringing the business under the umbrella of the Track7 Technology Group will allow it to consolidate its market leading position and support its next stage of growth.
“Over the coming months we’ll be investing in the platform, strengthening capability, and helping the team scale, while keeping Flex4’s day-to-day operations independent. We’re excited to welcome Francis and the team into the group and to see what we can achieve together.”
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Francis Whiteley, managing director at Flex4 OPS, said: “This is a positive step for Flex4. After many years as a family-run business, this acquisition gives us the backing, leadership support and investment we need to take the company to the next level, while keeping things ‘business as usual’ for our customers.”
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Cape Canaveral, Florida — A predawn SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch illuminated Florida’s skies with a mesmerizing “jellyfish” contrail Wednesday, captivating residents from the Space Coast to north Florida and beyond as the exhaust plume caught early sunlight high in the atmosphere.
The Falcon 9 lifted off at 5:52 a.m. EST on March 4, 2026, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on the Starlink 10-40 mission. The rocket carried 29 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit, continuing SpaceX’s aggressive deployment of its global broadband constellation.
Within minutes of liftoff, the rocket’s exhaust created a dramatic visual effect resembling a glowing jellyfish suspended in the sky. The phenomenon, often called a “space jellyfish,” occurs when sunlight illuminates the rocket’s plume while ground observers remain in darkness during twilight hours. The expanding gases in the thin upper atmosphere form a bulbous, tentacle-like structure that appears iridescent and ethereal.
Photographers and skywatchers across Florida captured the spectacle. Images showed a bright, white-to-blue plume with radiating tendrils diffusing slowly against the predawn backdrop. Reports emerged from Cocoa Beach near the launch site, Tallahassee more than 200 miles north, and even parts of south Georgia. Social media filled with photos and videos, with residents describing the sight as “magical,” “otherworldly” and “like something from a sci-fi movie.”
NASA photographer John Kraus explained the optics in a widely shared post: The effect happens because the rocket ascends rapidly into altitudes where the sun has already risen, while lower altitudes — and observers on the ground — stay in shadow. Sunlight scatters off ice crystals and exhaust particles in the plume, producing vivid colors and the distinctive shape.
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The unusual northeast trajectory of the Starlink mission enhanced visibility along the East Coast. Unlike many launches that head due east over the Atlantic, this path kept the contrail in view for longer from inland locations.
The mission itself proceeded nominally. The Falcon 9 first stage booster separated as planned and landed successfully on a droneship in the Atlantic Ocean, marking another routine recovery for SpaceX’s reusable technology. All 29 satellites were deployed into their target orbits to join the growing Starlink network, which now exceeds thousands of operational spacecraft providing internet service worldwide.
SpaceX has become synonymous with such atmospheric spectacles during predawn or twilight launches. Similar “jellyfish” effects appeared in prior missions, including a February 2026 Crew-12 astronaut flight to the International Space Station and various Starlink batches. The phenomenon draws crowds to Florida’s Space Coast and boosts public interest in spaceflight.
Local residents expressed delight at the free light show. “I stepped outside for coffee and saw this glowing thing in the sky — thought it was aliens at first!” one Tallahassee observer posted online. Others noted the contrail lingered for 15-20 minutes, fading gradually as the sun rose higher.
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The launch underscores SpaceX’s relentless pace in 2026. The company aims to deploy thousands more Starlink satellites this year to expand coverage, reduce latency and support emerging applications like direct-to-cell service. Falcon 9 vehicles have proven reliable, with high success rates and frequent reflights of boosters.
Environmental and atmospheric concerns occasionally arise with rocket launches, but experts note that high-altitude plumes like this disperse quickly and have minimal long-term impact compared to ground-level emissions. The “jellyfish” is a transient optical event, not a persistent cloud.
For SpaceX, the visual bonus complements the mission’s core objective. Starlink continues to grow its subscriber base, serving remote areas, maritime users, aviation and disaster response zones. Recent milestones include partnerships for in-flight connectivity and regulatory approvals in additional countries.
Wednesday’s launch adds to Florida’s record as the busiest spaceport in the world. Cape Canaveral and nearby Kennedy Space Center host dozens of orbital missions annually, mostly from SpaceX but also United Launch Alliance and others.
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As the sun climbed higher, the jellyfish contrail dissipated, leaving only photos and memories. For many Floridians, it served as a striking reminder of human ingenuity reaching for the stars — and occasionally painting the dawn sky in the process.
The event highlights how routine space operations can produce extraordinary public moments. With more launches scheduled in the coming weeks, including additional Starlink flights from both Florida and California, sky enthusiasts may get future chances to witness similar phenomena.
SpaceX’s reusable rocket architecture keeps costs down and flight cadence high, enabling such frequent spectacles. As the company pushes toward even larger vehicles like Starship, future launches could create even more dramatic atmospheric displays.
For now, the March 4 jellyfish stands as one of the year’s early highlights, blending cutting-edge technology with natural beauty in Florida’s clear morning air.
