When thunderstorms emit lightning, we see the white, snaking electricity from the ground. But if you flew above the clouds, you would see a sky phenomenon known as sprites. These are rarely seen bolts ...

The invention of sprites triggered a major shift in video game design, enabling games with independent moving objects and ...

Sprites over Red Willow County, Nebraska, on August 12, 2013 Image courtesy of Jason Ahrns via Flickr Jason Ahrns, a graduate student at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks, and other scientists from ...

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 to ...

Dark skies specialist Stephen Hummel of the University of Texas at Austin captured this rare formation at the McDonald Observatory. Stephen Hummel If you see a thunderstorm in the distance late at ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. On May 19, 2022, two astrophotographers set up near the sacred lake ...

An astronaut captured an elusive glimpse of red lightning from space. NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick imaged the rare red sprite phenomenon from the International Space Station earlier in the year, ...