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Towering 'firestorm clouds' are largely a mystery. A first-of-its kind NASA mission is working to change that.

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Fire-generated thunderstorms that can shoot smoke 50,000 feet into the air are the subject of a first-of-its-kind NASA research mission that will require a specially-outfitted, Broomfield-based NCAR plane to fly into the storms.

First report: Soyuz MS-28 carrying two Roscosmos cosmonauts, NASA astronaut undocks from ISS — tass.com, 16d