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The first scientific journal studying green ghosts has been published and the conclusions are interstellar!  A research team in Spain was able to capture a ghost with a spectroscopic instrument.  According to their analysis, green ghosts are excited molecular oxygen as Paul Smith first hypothesized, however the oxygen is only a portion of the green cocktail. Also in the mix is iron and nickel.  Guess how that gets up there?  

Linked above is a short summarizing article about this fascinating study.  Within that is a link to the nerdy nitty gritty journal itself.   

Cool stuff! 

https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-12-12/the-origin-of-mysterious-green-ghosts-in-the-sky-has-been-discovered.html