What we see in the photo is lightning directing its power skyward in the form of features known as red sprites and blue jets. You can clearly see how they earned their names. The photo almost ...

Two astrophotographers captured breathtaking video of over 105 red sprites over Tibet during a massive thunderstorm.

A strange “red lightning ” phenomenon photographed from near a lake site in the southern Tibetan plateau in 2022 was driven ...

The phenomenon, as explained by Pettit, is not fully understood. Blue jets and red sprites have been reported by credible witnesses on the ground, as well as pilots in the air, for decades.

Angel An and Shuchang Dong recorded over 100 red sprites, bursts of brilliantly colorful electrical discharges known for both their color and ethereal patterns. Rarely seen secondary jets also ...

Scientists refer to them as "red sprites," named for their jellyfish ... Among the phenomena captured were dancing sprites, rare secondary jets, and the first-ever recorded case in Asia of green ...

(Image Credit: Angel An) Researchers are starting to reveal the science of red sprites. No, not the supernatural spirits that flit through fairytales, but the bursts of rare red lightning that flicker ...

A strange “red lightning” phenomenon photographed ... “Nearly half of these events involved dancing sprites, with an additional 16 uncommon secondary jets and at least four extremely rare ...