Mr Lucena said on Twitter that the footage was captured a little after midnight on Monday night as the outer edges of Nicole’s storm clouds brushed past Puerto Rico. In 2013, a sprite lightning ...

Scientists use the term “red sprite” to describe an incredibly short but powerful electrical burst that occurs directly above active thunderstorms. Astronomy blogger Jason Major has noticed ...

Colourful bursts of sprites, which are one of the most indefinable phenomena occurring in earth’s atmosphere, may also flash in outer space, signalling the existence of alien life, a new study ...

Mr Lucena said on Twitter that the footage was captured a little after midnight on Monday night as the outer edges of Nicole’s storm clouds brushed past Puerto Rico. In 2013, a sprite lightning ...

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