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For the first time, “sprite” lightning strikes have been detected on Jupiter, says NASA

[ad_1] NASA’s Juno spacecraft just captured images of colorful bursts of lightning-like electricity in Jupiter’s atmosphere. These phenomena, which include jellyfish-shaped “sprites” and glowing discs called “elves,” also occur high in the Earth’s atmosphere during thunderstorms. They were first documented in 1989. Scientists predicted that other lightning planets, such as …

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