An astronaut captured an elusive glimpse of red lightning from space. NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick imaged the rare red sprite phenomenon from the International Space Station earlier in the year ...

NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick photographed red sprites in Earth's upper atmosphere from the International Space Station on June 3, 2024. The bright red flashes are a less understood phenomena ...

The most distinct feature is a lightning strike near Panama City. This illuminates the clouds below. Above the strike is a ...

a lightning researcher at the Institute of Earth Physics and Space Science (ELKH EPSS) in Hungary, told Newsweek. "Red sprites are practically high altitude lightning which looks like this because ...

It's one of only a few times an astronaut has filmed or photographed sprites from space. The ISS was passing over South America when Pettit captured the footage. It's unclear whether Pettit was ...

Per NASA, red sprites are a less understood phenomena ... lightning activity occurring in and below storms on Earth," the space agency wrote in a statement. Ariana is the assistant news editor ...

An astronaut captured an elusive glimpse of red lightning from space. NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick imaged the rare red sprite phenomenon from the International Space Station earlier in the year, ...