Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Two mysterious red hazes hovered over Earth on August 10. Astronauts ...

Speeding around the Earth at 28,000 km/h, NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers captured an incredible view of a phenomenon known as a red sprite. Here's the science behind this 'transient luminous event'.

Astronauts captured a red sprite from their vantage point on the International Space Station. The vibrant jellyfish is part of a thunderstorm that raged over Mexico in early August. Red sprites are ...

After years of describing red sprites as “rare” and “elusive,” astronauts on the International Space Station are out to prove me wrong. They photographed two entirely unrelated sprites above ...

A rarely seen aerial phenomenon involving bright red streaks floating in the sky was photographed above the Atacama Desert in Chile on August 22. The mysterious lights, known as "red sprites," were ...

Red sprites are brief, large-scale electrical discharges that occur high above thunderstorms, reaching altitudes of up to 90 kilometers. In a rare celestial event, NASA astronaut Nichole “Vapor” Ayers ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. On May 19, 2022, two astrophotographers set up near the sacred lake ...

For nearly a century, pilots have reported seeing mysterious red flashes above thunderstorms, initially dismissed as myths. These elusive phenomena, known as red sprites, are now captured by ...

Editor's note: Updated to include a second photo of another sprite captured moments later by the same camera (added at bottom of article). This gorgeous photo, captured from the International Space ...

Red sprites are colourful bursts of energy that appear above storms as a result of lightning activity occurring in and below storms on Earth. ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen has documented images of ...