Electric-blue Clouds Surround Earth's North Pole: New Images from Space

Space Weather News for July 28, 2017 http://spaceweather.com https://www.facebook.com/spaceweatherdotcom NOCTILUCENT CLOUDS FROM SPACE: NASA's AIM spacecraft is back in business. Following a months-long interruption in normal operations, the polar-orbiting satellite is beaming back new images of noctilucent clouds at the edge of space. Data arriving now show a magnificent ring of electric-blue surrounding Earth's north pole, confirming recent sightings from the surface of our planet. Visit today's edition of Spaceweather.com to learn more about these strange clouds and the status of AIM. Remember, SpaceWeather.com is on Facebook! Above: Noctilucent clouds surround Earth's north pole in this July 24th image from NASA's AIM spacecraft. Share Tweet Forward Copyright © 2017 Spaceweather.com, All rights reserved.