Better known as a sprite, these atmospheric events are common after a lightning strike. “Just. Wow,” Ayers posted to social media later that day along with the stunning picture. Just. Wow.

Red sprites are massive electrical discharges that can go up to 100 kilometers above Earth’s surface. They’re not lightning in the usual sense. Unlike the hot, jagged lightning we see during ...

Seen from the ISS, the sprite likely lasted for less than a tenth of a second, suggesting that Ayers’s image is a frame taken from a video that was monitoring the skies over Earth. “We have a ...

Sprites are TLEs or Transient Luminous Events, that happen above the clouds and are triggered by intense electrical activity in the thunderstorms below. We have a great view above the clouds, so ...

A rare atmospheric phenomenon known as a ‘sprite’ was recently captured from space by NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers while orbiting above Mexico and the United States. Sprites are a type of ...

Sprites occur at some 50 miles altitude, high above thunderstorms. They appear moments after a lightning strike - a sudden reddish flash that can take a range of shapes, often combining diffuse ...

"While orbiting 400 kilometres above Earth, Ayers witnessed an unusual phenomenon. A vibrant sprite, a type of Transient Luminous Event (TLE), appeared above a thunderstorm.

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