NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers captured a rare and stunning image of a ‘sprite’ — a Transient Luminous Event (TLE)—from space.

NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers has shared an incredible image of a sprite, a rare weather phenomenon that's triggered high above the clouds.

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'.

Red sprites aren't exactly rare, but capturing one from this vantage point certainly is!

Nichole Ayers, a NASA astronaut, spotted a rare sprite. The red flash occurred above thunderstorms. It happened over Mexico and the United States. Sprites are electrical bursts high in the ...

13:08, Fri, Jul 4, 2025 Updated: 15:48, Fri, Jul 4, 2025 US astronaut Nichole Ayers snapped an astounding photo of a red sprite lighting up the sky above Earth. This remarkable shot was taken from ...

Red sprites are large-scale, luminous electrical discharges that occur high above thunderstorm clouds.

This red sprite, like a previous one NASA captured in June 2024, has red tendrils associated with jellyfish sprites due to “the positively charged lightning [interacting] with atmospheric ...

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NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers captured an electrifying image of a giant lightning "sprite" shooting up over Mexico and southern U.S. states. The red "jellyfish" could help researchers learn more ...

NASA Astronaut Captures Rare Red Sprite Over Storm from Space Station In a rare celestial event, NASA astronaut Nichole “Vapor” Ayers captured a vivid red sprite lightning phenomenon from the ...