Red sprites – rare electrical flashes occurring at altitudes of up to 90 km – have been photographed in France. How do they form, and why are they so hard to spot?.

When a thunderstorm recently lit up the night sky, cameras captured towering red shapes that looked uncannily like glowing jellyfish hanging above the clouds. The images raced across social media, and ...

A French weather photographer captured rare red sprites, or “space lightning," flashing above a mountain village. The brief ...

Three photographers have captured high-definition images of ‘sprites,’ a phenomenon of flashing red lightning. Sprites are a natural event notoriously difficult to photograph clearly. To escape the ...

Stunning images of mysterious red lights appearing to fall from space have captured global attention, sparking widespread speculation online. Many social media users suggested these ghostly flashes ...