Some of these storms' rarest skyward stunners fall into a category called "sprite lightning," also known ... of light are a series of wispy red tendrils, which look a bit like spreading roots.

These eye-catching phenomena have long puzzled skygazers and scientists—until two amateur astronomers made a very serendipitous discovery.

Red sprites are electrical phenomena happening in the mesosphere. The color is caused by electric charges interacting with ...

A newly unveiled astronaut photo shows a "gigantic jet" shooting upward from a thunderstorm above Louisiana in November 2024.

These jets often terminate with tendrils of branching red lightning, which can be faintly seen in the new image. These additional discharges are very similar to "sprites," which often look like ...

Have you ever heard of—or even seen—red lightning? These are not animated characters but real atmospheric phenomena known as ...

On May 19, 2022, two astrophotographers set up near the sacred lake of Pumoyongcuo on the southern Tibetan Plateau captured a ...

Launched by the Coca-Cola Company last April, Sprite Chill brought in $50 million in revenue in the 21-week period after its release, according to Marketing Dive. Such sales success led to a ...