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NASA spots unexpected X-shaped structures in Earth's upper atmosphere — and scientists are struggling to explain them


NASA's GOLD mission found unexpected X- and C-shaped structures in the plasma of Earth's ionosphere. Researchers have likened our upper atmosphere to "alphabet soup."

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