Red Sprites over the Channel
These red sprites, dancing, lightning-like events were captured from a mountain top perch in northern France. Image credit Stephane Vetter (Nuits sacrees, TWAN)
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Amazing Red Sprite over Oklahoma
Amazing red sprite, large-scale electrical discharges, high above thunderstorm clouds, over Oklahoma. Credit Paul Smith
Meeting in the Mesosphere
A sensitive video camera on a summit of the Vosges mountains in France captured these surprising fireworks above a distant horizon on June 26.
Gigantic Jet Lightning over India
While flying from Munich to Singapore earlier this month, an industrious passenger took images of a passing lightning storm and caught something unexpected: gigantic jet lightning.
Gigantic Lightning from the Space Station
Astronaut Andreas Mogensen captures in this video gigantic lightning from the International Space Station…
The Science of Lightning
Ever wonder how lightning works? Scientists are still figuring it out, but what we do know is fascinating…
Moon and Orion from Space
The waning crescent Moon, the stars of Orion rising above the eastern horizon and a rare red sprite, as seen from the International Space Station, on August