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 ...

A NASA astronaut captured an image of a giant “red sprite” from space earlier this week, and the jellyfish-looking result is stunning. Nichole Ayers, an American astronaut currently aboard the ...

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 ...

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'.

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 ...

Column-shaped red sprites in a photo snapped Aug. 12, 2013 above Red Willow County, Neb. Amazing new photos and video of the elusive red lightning called sprites are helping researchers understand how ...

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 ...

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 ...