In a nutshell Photographers in Tibet captured 105 red sprites above a single thunderstorm in South Asia—the highest number ...

Lightning is just one of the many spectacular luminous events that occur in Earth's atmosphere. A particularly sought-after ...

They look like glowing red jellyfish in the sky. Now, imagine seeing these rare lights over the tallest mountains on ...

Have you ever heard of—or even seen—red lightning? These are not animated characters but real atmospheric phenomena known as ...

Have you ever heard of—or even seen—red lightning? These are not animated characters but real atmospheric phenomena known as electrical discharges that occur high above thunderstorms.

Thunder, lightning—then the radio call: “Kiva is arming rockets.” One storm had a purple center now, the most intense. Bands of red and orange were passing in front of us. While the Langmuir ...