NOCTILUCENT CLOUDS BLANKET ANTARCTICA: In Antarctica, Christmas lights are electric blue. Noctilucent clouds glowing with the azure color of an electrical discharge are swirling around the South Pole, blanketing almost the entire frozen continent, according to new images from NASA's AIM spacecraft. Visit today's edition of Spaceweather.com to learn more about these clouds and how they may connect to winter weather in the USA.