NASA astronaut Don Pettit captured breathtaking video of a rare atmospheric phenomenon from his perch high above Earth on the ...

Red sprites seen above the Himalayas reveal powerful storms, rare upper-atmosphere events, and atmospheric mysteries unfolding.

But placement isn't enough to untangle these strange, thready flashes of light. In the hope of gathering more data with which to study sprite lightning, NASA, Friends of NASA, Stanford University ...

(Image Credit: Angel An) 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 ...

Have you ever heard of—or even seen—red lightning ... of Science and Technology of China sheds light on the driving force behind this grand "sprite fireworks"—lightning and thunderstorms.

This breathtaking image not only showcases the awe-inspiring beauty of sprite discharges ... China sheds light on the driving force behind this grand “sprite fireworks”—lightning and ...

These are bright, colorful flashes of light faster than lightning and are sometimes referred to as "sprites." Pettit was able to view the sprites from directly above, looking down at what is known ...