It is a rare glimpse into space weather that has never been captured on film before. This amazing Nasa image shows a 'sprite', a flash of red and blue light which flashes for a thousandth of a second.
The lamp will be 20cm (7.87in) wide and 19m (7.48in) tall. It will also have a thickness of 5 centimeters or almost 2 inches. Image courtesy of Bandai and HAL Laboratory Image courtesy of Bandai and ...
Atmospheric phenomena known as "sprites" and "elves" may be spectacularly illuminating the upper cloud layers of Jupiter, according to a newly published study based on data collected by NASA’s Juno ...
A STUNNING sky image showing ultra-rare lightning has been revealed by astronomy researchers. It shows red and blue lightning above a dazzling patch of white light in a stormy Hawaiian sky. Please ...
A scientist aboard the National Center for Atmospheric Research’s Gulfstream V research aircraft captured a rarely viewed sky phenomenon known as sprites. Lasting only a couple of milliseconds, ...
Super lucky a few weeks ago when shooting a timelapse of a lightning storm off the coast of South Africa. One of the frames in the timelapse had a red sprite. A rare event. My knowledge is pretty much ...
A flash of red light danced above Earth’s clouds, catching the eye of a passing astronaut. From her window aboard the International Space Station, Nichole “Vapour” Ayers snapped an image that is now ...
The extraordinary weather occurrence is caused by electrical bursts of light above highly active thunderstorms, and appears as jellyfish-shaped clusters of red light. Red sprites are rarely seen, yet ...
When lightning strikes, it usually either crackles through cumulonimbus clouds or forks into the ground. But when atmospheric conditions are perfect, some lightning bolt can even flicker above the ...