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

Scientists are working to understand the curious phenomena of red sprites, green ghosts and blue jets high above ...

U .S. astronaut Nichole "Vapor" Ayers captured a spectacular view of a phenomenon known as a "sprite" blazing to life above an intense thunderstorm — and she did this while orbiting 250 miles (400 ...

“Just. Wow.” So said NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers as she caught sight of a phenomenon known as a sprite from the International Space Station (ISS) 250 miles above Earth. Ayers shared an image ...

"While orbiting 400 kilometres above Earth, Ayers witnessed an unusual phenomenon. A vibrant sprite, a type of Transient Luminous Event (TLE), appeared above a thunderstorm.

Astronaut shares image of a stunning red sprite. American astronaut Nichole "Vapor" Ayers shared a stunning image that captivated thousands of social media users.

It’s easy to forget that our planet is alive. Layers of solid rock and liquid magma roiling around a spinning metal core, tidal forces between the Earth and the Moon, and electromagnetic ...

Astronauts in space have captured a rare image of a giant red sprite. By Dave Mosher. 2015-08-18T12:31:00Z Share. Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link. An icon in the shape of ...

The first high-speed images of sprites were reported by other researchers in 1999. Shortly thereafter, a second group captured the first images of sprites recorded at 1,000 frames per second.