Have you ever heard of—or even seen—red lightning? These are not animated characters but real atmospheric phenomena known as electrical discharges that occur high above thunderstorms. Scientists refer ...

Researchers are starting to reveal the science of red sprites. No, not the supernatural spirits that flit through fairytales, but the bursts of rare red lightning that flicker and flash through the ...

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Red spites, a type of transient luminous event or TLE, appear in the upper atmosphere above a thunderstorm in Oklahoma in April 2025. Photograph by Paul Smith Our atmosphere is like one big electrical ...

Sprites are what scientists refer to as transient luminous events (TLEs) that happen above the clouds during periods of intense electrical activity, like lightning. Ayers, who is quite the astral ...

A rare and extraordinary atmospheric phenomenon has been documented above the Himalayas, where over 100 red sprite lightning strikes were captured in breathtaking photos and videos. This remarkable ...

NASA astronaut Don Pettit is known for snapping stunning space imagery from the International Space Station (ISS), and his latest capture doesn't disappoint. In an X (formerly Twitter) post, Pettit ...

NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick said he was "super lucky a few weeks ago when shooting a timelapse of a lightning storm." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers captured an electrifying image of a giant lightning "sprite" shooting up over Mexico and southern U.S. states. The red "jellyfish" could help researchers learn more about ...

Scientists are working to understand the curious phenomena of red sprites, green ghosts and blue jets high above thunderstorms. Red spites, a type of transient luminous event or TLE, appear in the ...