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'.
NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers, currently stationed on board the International Space Station, shared an incredible image of a sprite — a rare weather phenomenon that's triggered high above the clouds by ...
A breathtaking photograph taken from the International Space Station (ISS) by NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers has captured one of Earth’s most elusive atmospheric phenomena: the red sprite. Snapped as ...
A rare and visually stunning electrical phenomenon lit up the skies over North America earlier this week, as NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers captured a dramatic image of a giant red lightning sprite from ...
Having both of these happen in the same frame is a unique situation and provides a rare glimpse into Earth's fleeting ...
“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 ...
An astronaut has captured an incredible burst of electricity above Earth. NASA's Nichole Ayers managed to snap a phenomenon called a red sprite from the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday ...
A fleeting burst of red light high above a Kimberley storm, in Western Australia's far north, has been caught on camera by a ...