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Scientists discovered a wild space hurricane above the North Pole – CNET

Instead of raining water, the plasma hurricane unleashed electrons, researchers say.

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This illustration visualizes the form of the space hurricane observed in 2014 satellite data.
Qing-He Zhang/Shandong University
Somebody call up the SyFy channel, we’re going to need a whole series of Spacenado movies now. 
This week, a team of researchers unveiled the results of a study that highlights the first-ever observation of a space hurricane in our planet’s upper atmosphere. Unlike the infamous cyclones that wreak havoc closer to Earth’s surface, the space hurricane was made up of swirling…

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