Scientists discovered a wild space hurricane above the North Pole – By Amanda Kooser (CNET) / Mar 2 2021
Instead of raining water, the plasma hurricane unleashed electrons, researchers say.
Somebody call up the SyFy channel, we’re going to need a whole series of Spacenado movies now.
This week, a team of researchers unveiled the results of a study that highlights the first-ever observation of a space hurricane in our planet’s upper atmosphere. Unlike the infamous cyclones that wreak havoc closer to Earth’s surface, the space hurricane was made up of swirling plasma and “rained” electrons.
“Until now, it was uncertain that space plasma hurricanes even existed, so to prove this with such a striking observation is incredible,” University of Reading space scientist Mike Lockwood said in a statement Monday. Lockwood is co-author of a paper on the phenomenon published in the journal Nature Communications in late February.
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