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.

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

A NASA astronaut has captured an electrifying image of Earth from space, featuring a gigantic, jellyfish-shaped "sprite" of red lightning shooting upwards above a thunderstorm in North America. The ...