The F-35 Lightning II as we know it today is the product of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) concept, intended to unify air systems for multiple branches and allies. Development was a complex series of ...

A strange “red lightning” phenomenon photographed from near a lake site in the southern Tibetan plateau in 2022 was driven by thunderstorms over the Himalayan region, scientists discover in a ...

A strange “red lightning” phenomenon photographed from near a lake site in the southern Tibetan plateau in 2022 was driven by thunderstorms over the Himalayan region, scientists discover in a new ...

Red sprites belong to a category scientists call Transient Luminous Events (TLEs). Unlike normal lightning that strikes downward from clouds to ground, red sprites flash upward from the tops of ...

Credit: Angel An. Have you ever heard of red lightning? These incredible flashes, called “red sprites,” are electrical discharges that happen high above thunderstorms. They look like glowing ...

Have you ever heard of—or even seen—red lightning? These are not animated characters but real atmospheric phenomena known as electrical discharges that occur high above thunderstorms.