Scientists have revealed a hidden trigger of lightning that could resolve a centuries-old weather mystery. Earth is struck by ...

It is one of the rarest atmospheric phenomena that occurs.Astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) have ...

These eye-catching phenomena have long puzzled skygazers and scientists—until two amateur astronomers made a very serendipitous discovery.

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On May 19, 2022, two astrophotographers set up near the sacred lake of Pumoyongcuo on the southern Tibetan Plateau captured a ...

Under the nighttime California sky, NASA's EZIE (Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer) mission launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon ...

A rare gigantic jet of lightning was photographed from the ISS, showcasing a massive electrical discharge over New Orleans.

"The tops of this [upward directed lightning] are around 75-80km [47-50 miles], boarding on the fringes of space." ...

During a SpaceX flight test of Starship, the world's most powerful rocket and spacecraft system, NASA's Don Pettit snapped photos from the International Space Station of the ship blowing up. The ...