If you ever looked up during a thunderclap and a red jellyfish looked high in the air, you were not hallucinating. These tentacle-like spurts of red lightning are called sprites. They are ultra-fast bursts of electricity that creep through the upper regions of the atmosphere – between 37 and 50 …
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By Sophie Lewis 13 August 2020 / 12:31 p.m. / CBS News The best meteorologists of the year brought amazing fireballs and bright dust tracks that lit up the night sky this week. Millions of people around the world marvel at them Perseide meteor shower peak Tuesday and Wednesday – …
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Elon Musk’s growing constellation of Internet satellites has been sending brilliant rays of light across the night skies across the globe. Even the largest comet that passed Earth in 25 years was not spared. A striking photo showing Comet Neowise behind those streaks of light shows how easily satellites can …
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Mbappe suffers an ankle injury in the French Cup final; Neymar scores only goal when PSG beat St Etienne at Stade de France Last update: 07/25/20 7:04 am Kylian Mbappe was sent off 26 minutes after the French Cup final. Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe had to be replaced after …
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The murder of Julius Caesar in 44 a. C. caused a power struggle of almost two decades that led to the fall of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire. Historical records say the period was marked by strange sightings in the sky, unusually cold weather, and …
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