Science
‘Blue jet’ lightning detected from International Space Station – The Independent
Intense flashes lasted only 10 milliseconds, observers say
A blue jet a bolt of lightning that shoots upwards from thunderstorm clouds has been spotted from the International Space Station.
The phenomenon was spotted by the European Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor (ASIM) near the island of Naru in the Pacific Ocean.
In an article published in the science journal Nature, astronomers describe seeing five intense blue flashes, each lasting about 10 milliseconds.
Four of the flashes were accompanied by a small pulse of ultraviolet light, which appear…
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