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The Secret of “Sprites”

By Jim Festante Jul 3, 2015, 1:36 pm97 pts
Weird light shows of luminous flashes occur high above thunderstorm clouds in Earth’s upper atmosphere during lightning storms. Known as sprites, the split-second displays appear as "fireworks-like electrical discharges," as a team of researchers put it.

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