In a first, space hurricane detected over North Pole. It swirled for 8 hours In a first, space hurricane detected over North Pole. It swirled for 8 hours A space hurricane was detected for the first time over the North Pole. These hurricanes rained electrons and lasted for 8 hours, a new study has found. advertisement Illustration of the space hurricane. (Qing-He Zhang, Shandong University) For the first time, scientists have discovered a "space hurricane" that swirled over the North Pole, in Earth's upper atmosphere, for eight hours. These hurricanes, which "rained" electrons, are known to o...