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Red sprites have been captured on camera in Western Australia's Kimberley. But how? Here's some advice from an expert weather ...
Two astrophotographers captured breathtaking video of over 105 red sprites over Tibet during a massive thunderstorm.
Red sprites are electrical discharges that occur above thunderstorms, at altitudes reaching up to 50 miles (80 km). Unlike traditional lightning, they shoot upward toward space and emit characteristic ...
NASA astronaut Don Pettit captured breathtaking video of a rare atmospheric phenomenon from his perch high above Earth on the ...
Eerie, ultra-detailed photo of a lightning 'sprite' exposes one of nature's least understood phenomena — Red lightning: The electrifying weather phenomenon explained — Sprites from space!
These occur during particularly powerful thunderstorms and travel upwards into the atmosphere, as opposed to normal lightning which travels downward to the surface of Earth. A rare red sprite ...
Images captured by astronauts reveal a rare atmospheric phenomenon and help uncover the electrical secrets of the upper ...