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Weather: The International Space Station detects blue “jets” of lightning rising from thunderstorms – Sunday Vision
The International Space Station detects lightning blue ‘jets’ from thunderclouds that could affect greenhouse gas concentrations in the Earth’s
A study reports that blue “ jets ” of lightning blasting upward from thunderclouds were detected by an instrument on the International Space Station.
This phenomenon was measured by the European Space Agency’s Atmospheric and Space Interactions Monitor (ASIM), and it originated in a cloud top over the island of Nauru in the Pacific Ocean.
It reached the stratosphere – experts believe the blue jets can span distances of up to 31 miles (50 km) – and lasted less than a second.
Because blue jets form…
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