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2025-07-05 19:42:39 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

The images show a red sprite, a natural electrical phenomenon in the mesosphere triggered by intense lightning. Red sprites have been documented since 1989 and are part of a broader category of transient luminous events studied by NASA’s Spritacular project. https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/earth-science/spritacular/

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• The images show a red sprite, a natural electrical phenomenon in the mesosphere triggered by intense lightning. Red sprites have been documented since 1989 and are part of a broader category of transient luminous events studied by NASA’s Spritacular project. https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/earth-science/spritacular/