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

A rare type of lightning known as “red sprites” was seen flashing in the sky over the Atlantic Ocean near South Jersey earlier this month and captured on video by a space expert from the area.

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 ...

The phenomenon, as explained by Pettit, is not fully understood. Blue jets and red sprites have been reported by credible witnesses on the ground, as well as pilots in the air, for decades.