A rare and vivid atmospheric event has been captured from orbit, offering scientists new insight into how lightning behaves far above Earth’s weather systems. Astronauts aboard the International Space ...

NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick photographed red sprites in Earth's upper atmosphere from the International Space Station on June 3, 2024. The bright red flashes are a less understood phenomena ...

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The photo taken by Angel An, titled ‘Cosmic Fireworks,’ won the Skyscapes category of the 2023 Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition, hosted by the Royal Observatory Greenwich. A pair of ...

The phenomenon, a type of high-altitude electrical discharge, was captured on camera in one of the clearest recordings to date.

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