NASA astronaut Don Pettit captured breathtaking video of a rare atmospheric phenomenon from his perch high above Earth on the ...

NASA astronaut Don Pettit is known for snapping stunning space imagery from the International Space Station (ISS), and his ...

Two astrophotographers captured breathtaking video of over 105 red sprites over Tibet during a massive thunderstorm.

Lightning is a spectacular natural phenomenon that has fascinated humans for centuries. However, not all lightning is the ...

Red sprites seen above the Himalayas reveal powerful storms, rare upper-atmosphere events, and atmospheric mysteries unfolding.

The parent lightning discharges which drove the red sprites arose ... the Himalayan region have the potential to produce some of the most complex and intense upper-atmospheric electrical discharges on ...

"By analyzing the parent lightning discharges ... have the potential to produce some of the most complex and intense upper-atmospheric electrical discharges on Earth." Lacking precise timestamps ...

No, not the supernatural spirits that flit through fairytales, but the bursts of rare red lightning that flicker and flash through the middle-upper atmosphere. Teasing out the timing of over 90 red ...

The parent lightning discharges which drove the red ... the potential to produce some of the most complex and intense upper-atmospheric electrical discharges on Earth,” Dr Lu said.