During some thunderstorms, red lightning called sprites shoot up into the top of the atmosphere. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Photographers in Tibet captured 105 red sprites above a single thunderstorm in South Asia—the highest number ever recorded in the region. Using star and satellite positions, scientists determined ...

In a stormy Hawaiian sky in July 2017, streaks of red and blue lightning seemed to meet above a bed of white light. Cameras on the Gemini North telescope at the Gemini Observatory in Mauna Kea snapped ...