Red sprites seen above the Himalayas reveal powerful storms, rare upper-atmosphere events, and atmospheric mysteries ...

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

The findings, published in the journal Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, revealed the driving force behind ... The parent lightning discharges which drove the red sprites arose from a convective ...

High above Tibet, rare red flashes lit up the sky. These were not ordinary lightning bolts but glowing red sprites. They appeared in May 2022, surprising astrophotographers and scientists alike.

The photo, titled Cosmic Fireworks, won the Skyscapes category of the 2023 Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition, ...

In this particular event in 2022, researchers also spotted 16 rare secondary jets and the first-ever recorded case in Asia of ...