⚡ Blue Jets: Lightning That Strikes Up! ⚡ “Blue jet” may sound like some kind of fictional superhero. But these jets — produced during thunderstorms — are real, though very rare and hard to spot. Unlike regular lightning, blue jets shoot upward from thunderstorms, reaching 50 km (30 miles) above the Earth in less than a second! 🌌 🌩️ Blue jets start as a “normal” lightning discharges between a thundercloud’s upper positive charge region and a negative screening layer above it. The positive lead