NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick has photographed a rare red sprite, a type of upward-traveling lightning, from the ...
Halloween is here and scientists at the Nation Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are claiming that elves and ...
Wang Xin has won the overall Standard Chartered Weather Photographer of the Year competition with an image of red sprite ...
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 ...
In a stunning visual revelation from above Earth's atmosphere, NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick has documented a breathtaking and rare celestial event.
Dancing sprites, heavenly landscapes ... event is very occasionally seen in the upper atmosphere when thunderstorm lightning is raging below, although they’re exceptionally tricky to capture ...
The Royal Meteorological Society has announced the winners of this year's Standard Chartered Weather Photographer of the Year ...
for 'Sprites Dancing in the Dark Night', a magnificent example of red sprite lightning, which only lasts a few milliseconds, requiring patience and skill to photograph. Xin wins a £5000 prize.