Have you ever heard of—or even seen—red lightning? These are not animated characters but real atmospheric phenomena known as ...

The photo, titled Cosmic Fireworks, won the Skyscapes category of the 2023 Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition, ...

Weather can be as unpredictable as it is fascinating. From the gentle patter of rain to the ferocity of thunderstorms, the ...

NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore has captured an image of a blue jet sprite in the Earth's atmosphere, a rare phenomenon only ...

“Sprites, which only occur in conjunction with thunderstorms, never occur on their own and are cousins to similar natural phenomenon dubbed by atmospheric electricians as ‘elves,’ ‘goblins ...

These additional discharges are very similar to "sprites," which often look like ... have also been snapped by airplane passengers flying over thunderstorms. Join our Space Forums to keep talking ...