TULSA, Okla. — Sprites are a rare occurrence but have been observed high above Oklahoma. With severe spring season starting soon, the amount of lightning will increase, and sprites are directly tied ...

A rare and extraordinary atmospheric phenomenon has been documented above the Himalayas, where over 100 red sprite lightning strikes were captured in breathtaking photos and videos. This remarkable ...

A new study has lifted the lid on the behaviour of unusual electrical discharges known as red sprites. This striking form of lightning appears in the upper atmosphere, sitting above the thunderstorms ...

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 ...

When weather photographer Paul Smith went out to watch the night sky earlier this week, he found himself standing in awe as lightning sprites filled the horizon, according to his Facebook post. He ...

Sprites are reddish, ultrafast bursts of electricity that are born near the edge of space, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) up in the atmosphere. For a long time, pilots claimed to see them, but few ...

Sprites -- named after Puck, a nature sprite in English folklore -- are huge electrical discharges that occur in the mesosphere (50-100km above Earth), which are triggered by positive lightning ...

The extraordinary weather occurrence is caused by electrical bursts of light above highly active thunderstorms, and appears as jellyfish-shaped clusters of red light. Red sprites are rarely seen, yet ...