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NASA astronaut captures rare phenomenon from 250 miles above Earth: See photo of 'sprite'
NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers photographed a rare atmospheric phenomenon over the US and Mexico known as a "sprite" that's ...
Astronaut photographs elusive luminous event from far above Earth
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station has shared a striking photo of what is known as a Transient Luminous ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN2d
Mysterious ‘Red Sprite’ Appears in NASA Astronaut Photo From the Space Station. What Is This Strange Electrical Flare?
Red sprites are among a class of enigmatic weather phenomena that appear over thunderstorms, known as Transient Luminous ...
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 ...
Space.com on MSN6d
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 ...
ISS astronaut shares astonishing shot of a storm-generated sprite
Astronaut Nichole Ayers recently witnessed a phenomenon known as a sprite from the International Space Station.
Mexico News Daily5d
NASA astronaut captures glimpse of mysterious ‘sprite’ over Mexico
NASA recently captured a light phenomenon known as an “atmospheric sprite” over Mexican territory, near the border with the ...
USA Today5d
What is a sprite? NASA astronaut snaps rare weather event from space
NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers photographed a rare atmospheric phenomenon over the US and Mexico known as a "sprite" that's associated with lightning.
Astronaut Captures Rare Jellyfish-Like Phenomenon Above Thunderstorm Clouds: ‘Wow ... I Caught This Sprite’
Sprites “are transient luminous events” that “are triggered by intense electrical activity in the thunderstorms,” astronaut ...
The Weather Network on MSN5d
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 ...
Live Science on MSN8d
Astronaut snaps giant red 'jellyfish' sprite over North America during upward-shooting lightning event
NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers captured an electrifying image of a giant lightning "sprite" shooting up over Mexico and ...
Futurism on MSN7d
Wildly Beautiful and Rare "Red Sprite" Flare Seen on Earth From Orbit
NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers has shared an incredible image of a sprite, a rare weather phenomenon that's triggered high ...