Speeding around the Earth at 28,000 km/h, NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers captured an incredible view of a phenomenon known as a red sprite. Here's the science behind this 'transient luminous event'.

Red spites, a type of transient luminous event or TLE, appear in the upper atmosphere above a thunderstorm in Oklahoma in April 2025. Photograph by Paul Smith Our atmosphere is like one big electrical ...

“As we went over Mexico and the U.S. this morning, I caught this sprite,” the former collegiate volleyball player said Ayers is aboard the International Space Station as pilot of SpaceX Dragon’s ...

Stunning images of mysterious red lights appearing to fall from space have captured global attention, sparking widespread speculation online. Many social media users suggested these ghostly flashes ...

Image of a red sprite taken from the International Space Station in October 2023 by Expedition 70 Commander, Dr. Andreas Mogensen. Credit: ESA/DTU/ A. Mogensen Image of a red sprite taken from the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Halloween is here and scientists at the Nation Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are claiming that elves and sprites are real. Halloween’s the time for all things ...

Sprites “are transient luminous events” that “are triggered by intense electrical activity in the thunderstorms,” astronaut Nichole Ayers said NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers, 36, captured a transient ...