Red Sprite Lightning

Red Sprites are Best Seen from Space

Planet Earth is full of some truly awe-inspiring spectacles, but few are as intriguing as a sprite, which are officially…

1 year ago

More Amazing High Speed Images and Video of Sprite Lightning

When we first checked in with graduate student and astrophotographer Jason Ahrns earlier this month, he had the chance to…

11 years ago

Watch Sprite Lightning Flash at 10,000 frames Per Second

Mysterious red sprite lightning is intriguing: sprites occur only at high altitudes above thunderstorms, only last for a thousandth of…

11 years ago

Incredible Astrophoto: Rare Red Sprite Lightning Shows Up During Aurora

"Holy crap, this is the rarest scene I've ever captured and likely ever will," said photographer Mike Hollingshead. "I was…

12 years ago