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NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers captured a rare image of a gigantic jet from the ISS, providing valuable data on this elusive atmospheric electrical discharge that extends from thunderstorms into space, enhancing understanding of Earth's upper atmosphere and space weather interactions.
A photographer in Puerto Rico captured rare footage of three gigantic jets of lightning shooting above a tropical storm, a phenomenon that occurs only about 1,000 times a year and is 50 times more powerful than regular lightning bolts. The photographer used two cameras to document the event, which resulted in red-colored jets due to contact with the Earth's ionosphere. Scientists are still unsure why these jets shoot upward instead of downward like typical lightning bolts.
A photographer in Puerto Rico captured rare "gigantic jets" of lightning, which contain 50 times more energy than typical lightning bolts. These bolts, known as upward lightning, occur only about 1,000 times a year worldwide and are believed to happen most often during thunderstorms over the open ocean. The photographer documented three of these rare lightning events while tracking the early formation of Hurricane Franklin. Gigantic jets gain their crimson hue from contact with Earth's ionosphere, and they are related to the electrical phenomenon of red sprites.
Photographer Frankie Lucena captured rare "gigantic jets" of upside-down lightning shooting upward out of a storm cloud during Hurricane Franklin. These upward-moving lightning bolts, which occur as few as 1,000 times a year, can climb more than 50 miles above Earth's surface. While scientists have known about the phenomenon for about 20 years, much about it remains a mystery. The bolts may be the result of a blockage preventing lightning from escaping through the bottom of the cloud. Atlantic hurricane season has just begun, providing more opportunities to observe and study these rare lightning events.