See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A rarely seen aerial phenomenon involving bright red streaks floating ...

After years of describing red sprites as “rare” and “elusive,” astronauts on the International Space Station are out to prove me wrong. They photographed two entirely unrelated sprites above ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. An astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) has snapped a ...

Astronauts captured a red sprite from their vantage point on the International Space Station. The vibrant jellyfish is part of a thunderstorm that raged over Mexico in early August. Red sprites are ...

This new image taken of the skies above Chile’s Atacama Desert near the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) La Silla Observatory shows bright red streaks in the sky known as red sprites. Red sprites ...

Have you ever heard of—or even seen—red lightning? These are not animated characters but real atmospheric phenomena known as electrical discharges that occur high above thunderstorms. Scientists refer ...

A stunning footage showcasing rare red sprites illuminating the upper atmosphere over Tibet's Xizang region has gone viral on ...