Sprites are what scientists refer to as transient luminous events (TLEs) that happen above the clouds during periods of intense electrical activity, like lightning. Ayers, who is quite the astral ...

A NASA astronaut captured an image of a giant “red sprite” from space earlier this week, and the jellyfish-looking result is stunning. Nichole Ayers, an American astronaut currently aboard the ...

NASA astronaut Don Pettit is known for snapping stunning space imagery from the International Space Station (ISS), and his latest capture doesn't disappoint. In an X (formerly Twitter) post, Pettit ...

A NASA astronaut captured this odd weather phenomenon, called a red sprite, from the International Space Station. Nichole Ayers A NASA astronaut captured an image of a giant “red sprite” from space ...