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Sprites are haunting Jupiter’s atmosphere, NASA spacecraft finds – Salon
Sprites, “spectacular flashes of light” that appear spontaneously high in the atmosphere, have been seen on another world for the first time
Ghosts and spirits are common sights on Earth the week of Halloween, but it turns out apparitions appear exist on other planets too. (No, we’re not talking about aliens).
According to a new study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, NASA’s Juno spacecraft orbiting Jupiter saw sprites or “elves” are “dancing” in the upper atmosphere of the planet. In English folklore, sprites are supernatural quick-witted characters. In the natural world, sprites are unpredictable, bright, brief…
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