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NASA Astronaut Snaps Rare Sprite Flash From Space and It’s Blowing Minds
A sudden burst of red light flickered above a thunderstorm, and for a brief moment, Earth’s upper atmosphere revealed one of ...
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Astronaut captures amazing red sprite phenomenon from space
Speeding around the Earth at 28,000 km/h, NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers captured an incredible view of a phenomenon known as a ...
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ISS astronaut captures a rare phenomenon from orbit — a giant 'sprite' above a thunderstorm
U.S. astronaut Nichole "Vapor" Ayers captured a spectacular view of a phenomenon known as a "sprite" blazing to life above an intense thunderstorm — and she did this while orbiting 250 miles (400 ...
NASA astronaut captures rare red sprite from International Space Station: What the Striking image reveals
From the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers captured a rare red sprite over Mexico and the United ...
Rare 'sprite' lightning event caught by NASA astronaut from space
Nichole Ayers, a NASA astronaut, spotted a rare sprite. The red flash occurred above thunderstorms. It happened over Mexico ...
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Astronaut captures stunning pillar of light bolting into Earth from space
From their unique vantage point in orbit, astronauts have a clear, unobstructed view of these fleeting events—something ...
NASA astronaut captures rare lightning that actually shoots toward space
As the International Space Station whizzed over Mexico and the United States — before floodwaters catastrophically rose in ...
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Stargazers in Europe spot a strange cloud from SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch
The upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket treated stargazers in Europe to a surprise display on the night of June 23, when ...
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Strange Red ‘Jellyfish’ Bursts Above Storm From Outer Space
A rare and visually stunning electrical phenomenon lit up the skies over North America earlier this week, as NASA astronaut ...
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Astronaut captures stunning lightning bolt shooting into Earth from space
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station captured a rare image of a sprite lightning bolt over Mexico and the ...
The most otherworldly, mysterious forms of lightning on Earth
Scientists are working to understand the curious phenomena of red sprites, green ghosts and blue jets high above ...
Astronaut’s stunning snapshot shows Earth in a whole new way
Earth has rarely looked as remarkable as it does in this stunning shot (above) captured by NASA astronaut Don Pettit from the International Space Station (ISS).