A strange “red lightning ” phenomenon photographed from near a lake site in the southern Tibetan plateau in 2022 was driven ...

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

These phenomena are often associated with high-intensity cloud-to-ground lightning. Their observation is rare due to their brief duration and high atmospheric location. Red sprites belong to a family ...

"OK, this is kind of out there and caters to your inner Uber-Geek." NASA astronaut Don Pettit captured breathtaking video of a rare atmospheric phenomenon from his perch high above Earth on the ...

Researchers are starting to reveal the science of red sprites. No, not the supernatural spirits that flit through fairytales, but the bursts of rare red lightning that flicker and flash through the ...

16 of the red sprites exhibited what scientists call “secondary jets.” These are intense lightning outbursts stretching even higher toward space. Among them were four mysterious green afterglo ...

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A strange “red lightning” phenomenon ... of transient luminous events like gigantic jets and blue jets via the transfer of charges involved in lightning formation from inside clouds to the ...

A strange “red lightning” phenomenon photographed ... different types of transient luminous events like gigantic jets and blue jets via the transfer of charges involved in lightning formation from ...