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5 Ogo 2022 · Blue Jet Lightning is not your typical type of lightning. It is a rare occurrence. Photographer Matthew Griffiths recently captured six of them over Texas' Big Bend National Park.
16 Ogo 2021 · The stratosphere has none of those things. Weather up there is pretty dull. Except when the lightning starts…. Researchers call them “blue jets.”. The elusive discharges leap into the stratosphere from thunderstorms far below.
26 Jan 2021 · Artist's rendering of blue jet lightning blasting from a storm cloud towards space. The International Space Station solar panels can be seen in the foreground.
9 Feb 2021 · A blue jet is basically a type of lightning. But unlike the traditional lightning that we see from the ground, blue jets shoot upward from the tops of thunderstorms toward the edge of space. In less than a second, a jet can reach the stratopause (50 kilometers above Earth’s surface).
11 Feb 2021 · A blue jet is a form of lightning that shoots upward from the tops of thunderstorms toward the edge of space. Cameras and sensors on the International Space Station have been helping scientists to characterize the natural light shows produced at the tops of thunderstorms.
26 Jan 2021 · Posted on Jan 26, 2021 3:00 PM EST. This enormous spike of lightning was spotted from the International Space Station. European Space Agency. Thunderstorms certainly treat surface-dwellers to ...
30 Mac 2008 · Summary: The mechanism behind different types of lightning may now be understood, thanks to a combination of direct observation and computer modeling. Most people see lightning strikes that go...
20 Jan 2021 · The paper describes a sighting of five intense blue flashes in a cloud top, one generating a ‘blue jet’ into the stratosphere. A blue jet is a form of lightning that shoots upwards from thunderstorm clouds. They can reach as far 50 km into the stratosphere and last less than a second.
20 Jan 2021 · A blue jet is a form of lightning that shoots upwards from thunderstorm clouds. They can reach as far 50 km into the stratosphere and last less than a second. The space storm-hunter measured a...
26 Jan 2021 · The paper describes a sighting of five intense blue flashes in a cloud top, one generating a ‘blue jet’ into the stratosphere. A blue jet is a form of lightning that shoots upwards from thunderstorm clouds. They can reach as far as 50 km (31 mi) into the stratosphere and last less than a second.
