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The sky over Antarctica glowed electric blue due to the star…

The sky over Antarctica glowed electric blue due to the start of noctilucent, or night-shining, cloud season in the Southern Hemisphere, and our AIM mission was there to see it. Noctilucent clouds are Earth’s highest clouds, sandwiched between Earth and space 50 miles above the ground. Learn more: http://go.nasa.gov/2gQlM7j