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NASA astronaut captures rare phenomenon from 250 miles above Earth: See photo of 'sprite'
NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers photographed a rare atmospheric phenomenon over the US and Mexico known as a "sprite" that's associated with lightning.
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Did something just hit Saturn? Astronomers are racing to find out
Around seven asteroids or comets are thought to hit Saturn every year, but we have never spotted one in the act. Now, it ...
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From Earth to Jupiter the Science Behind the ISS’s Stunning Red Sprite Capture and What It Reveals
Was it a cosmic jellyfish, a fleeting light trick, or something more outlandish? When NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers took a huge red sprite arcing over a North American storm from the International ...
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ISS astronaut captures a rare phenomenon from orbit — a giant 'sprite' above a thunderstorm
U.S. astronaut Nichole "Vapor" Ayers captured a spectacular view of a phenomenon known as a "sprite" blazing to life above an ...
3 family members struck by lightning on Florida beach; 17-year-old girl hospitalized
A family of three was struck by lightning while under an umbrella at a beach in Florida's Pinellas County, officials said ...
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Astronaut snaps giant red 'jellyfish' sprite over North America during upward-shooting lightning event
NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers captured an electrifying image of a giant lightning "sprite" shooting up over Mexico and ...
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NASA's Perseverance Rover May Have Recorded Evidence Of Electrified Dust Devils On Mars
On Sol 215, Perseverance's microphones were open as it entered the eye of a dust devil, finding a "very sharp and intense" ...