"Milky seas" observed from sea and space - Astronomy Magazine

For the first time, the luminescent nautical phenomenon has been discovered in satellite data and subsequently corroborated by sailors.

For centuries, sailors have told tales of nights when, for a few surreal hours or more, their ships would come across seas that glow the color of milk. The eerie phenomenon appeared like a plain cove… [+3351 chars]

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