A rare and extraordinary atmospheric phenomenon has been documented above the Himalayas, where over 100 red sprite lightning ...

Cloud-to-ground lightning happens the opposite charges become strong enough, resulting in an energy release connecting the cloud’s negative charges and the positive ones on the ground.

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Lightning also produces incredible sights in the space above the clouds, extending into the atmosphere in colors that we never see from a cloud-to-ground lightning bolt.

Red lightning, also known as a "sprite", is an intriguing weather phenomenon associated with certain very intense thunderstorms. While an ordinary lightning flash extends downward from the clouds ...

On first glance, you might think this was a nebula, especially if given the photo was taken by an astronaut. Rather, this image shows lightning strikes on Earth, illuminating clouds at night as ...

NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain were the latest to share images of lightning as seen from 250 miles above ...

A cloud-to-ground lightning strike severs the sky near Los Lunas, New Mexico. Tim Samaras and his crew chased the slow-moving storm cell until they ran out of road, and now can only watch as it ...

The images McClain and Ayers shared show electrostatic discharges – in other words, lightning – from above the clouds as they orbited in the International Space Station.

Lightning also prefers tall clouds that allow electrically charged water and ice particles to have room to separate from each other, but near the North Pole, that’s problematic.

Jupiter is struck by neon green lightning bolt in stunning Nasa photo. The image was captured by the Juno spacecraft on its 31st mission at around 19,000 above Jupiter’s clouds ...

On first glance, you might think this was a nebula, especially if given the photo was taken by an astronaut. Rather, this image shows lightning strikes on Earth, illuminating clouds at night as ...