Transient Luminous Events (TLEs) represent a captivating class of high‐altitude optical phenomena that occur in tandem with thunderstorm activity. These brief and often spectacular discharges, ...

Red spites, a type of transient luminous event or TLE, appear in the upper atmosphere above a thunderstorm in Oklahoma in April 2025. Photograph by Paul Smith Our atmosphere is like one big electrical ...

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'.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Halloween is here and scientists at the Nation Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are claiming that elves and sprites are real. Halloween’s the time for all things ...

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station has shared a striking photo of what is known as a Transient Luminous Event seen above a thunderstorm over Mexico and the Desert Southwest earlier in ...

“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 ...

Sunita Williams said two things left a lasting impression on her during her years in space. The astronaut pointed to the ...