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Kuh-boom! You’ve probably heard thunder from a rainstorm before. Maybe you’ve even heard thunder during a snowstorm. But scientists have captured the sound of thunder in ash clouds from an erupting volcano! They hope studying the thunder can help them detect lightning in large plumes of ash that interfere with airplanes.
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NASA’s Juno spacecraft beamed back stunning images of swirling clouds on Jupiter taken during its last flyby. One photograph shows 8 massive rotating storms, nicknamed the String of Pearls. Storms on Jupiter often produce lightning which can be hundreds of times more powerful than on Earth. Juno’s next close flyby will occur December 16th.
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