In 2024, NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick caught a glimpse at one of the most elusive atmospheric phenomena known as red ...

Meet the sprites. Sprites, named after the elusive fairylike creatures, are predominantly red flashes that occur above thunderstorm clouds. They can briefly change the electrically charged layers ...

These are not animated characters but real atmospheric phenomena known as electrical discharges that occur high above thunderstorms. Scientists refer to them as "red sprites," named for their ...

Their results, published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, illustrate the complex celestial interactions that can occur far above us. Before they began to study the Himalayan red sprites ...

Red sprites tend to occur at altitudes of 50 to 90 kilometres (31 to 56 miles) and their striking colour is caused by nitrogen in the atmosphere interacting with an electric charge, such as those ...

The thermosphere (53-375 miles up) shares space with the ionosphere and usually has a climbing temperature. When objects pass ...

Their findings could also help characterize powerful thunderstorms like those found in South Asia and the US Great Plains, where many red sprite sightings occur.

These are not animated characters but real atmospheric phenomena known as electrical discharges that occur high above thunderstorms. Scientists refer to them as "red sprites", named for their ...

What we see in the photo is lightning directing its power skyward in the form of features known as red sprites and blue jets. You can clearly see how they earned their names. The photo almost ...

In 2024, NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick caught a glimpse at one of the most elusive atmospheric phenomena known as red sprites. These occur during particularly powerful thunderstorms and travel ...