Red lightning, also known as a "sprite", is an intriguing weather phenomenon associated with certain very intense thunderstorms. While an ordinary lightning flash extends downward from the clouds ...

Elves and sprites are a form of atmospheric lightning, also known as transient luminous events. No, they are not the elves that work up at Santa’s workshop. They are far too busy in the months ...

These are bright, colorful flashes of light faster than lightning and are sometimes referred to as "sprites." Pettit was able to view the sprites from directly above, looking down at what is known ...

It is upward-shooting lightning from a thunderstorm cell, along with four elves, (optical and ultraviolet emissions from the bottom of the ionosphere). The blue jets can generally not be seen from ...