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For 400 Years, The Ocean Has Glowed in the Dark Without Explanation—Now Satellites Data Just Exposed the Hidden Source

For 400 Years, The Ocean Has Glowed in the Dark Without Explanation—Now Satellites Data Just Exposed the Hidden Source

For more than four centuries, mariners have reported the same surreal sight: vast swaths of ocean glowing with an eerie, continuous light under moonless skies. These “milky seas,” described as resembling snowy fields stretching to the horizon, have remained one of nature’s most elusive and least understood marine events. Now, in a data-driven breakthrough, a new generation of satellite technology …

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