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Blue jets studied from space station

For years, their existence has been debated: elusive electrical discharges in the upper atmosphere that sport names such as red sprites, blue jets, pixies and elves. Reported by pilots, they are difficult to study as they occur above thunderstorms.

Blue jets studied from Space Station
Image: ESA/NASA

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