Three photographers were able to capture the red sprite phenomenon, when lightning flashes above thunderstorms, in high ...

Sprites “are transient luminous events” that “are triggered by intense electrical activity in the thunderstorms,” astronaut Nichole Ayers said NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers, 36, captured a transient ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Ever spot a rainbow on top of a thundercloud? Some of our First Coast News Weather Watchers did on Wednesday afternoon in the Jacksonville area. The technical term for this is an ...

Jupiter's Great Red Spot has been an object of fascination for astronomers for a long time, but it still manages to surprise ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — We’ve had three days of severe weather risks in the past two and a half weeks, a telltale sign that we’re in the midst of severe weather season. The season typically lasts from ...

Scientists have successfully simulated the massive thunderstorm a wildfire once created, revealing how such fiery tempests ...

Around 1:45 p.m., the NWS said that a thunderstorm had developed in Salinas and that there were reports of a funnel cloud ...

“As we went over Mexico and the U.S. this morning, I caught this sprite,” the former collegiate volleyball player said Ayers is aboard the International Space Station as pilot of SpaceX Dragon’s ...