Also known as "blue field entoptic phenomenon" and "blue sky sprites", the little dots move in time with your heartbeat.

While leading a storm tour photography group in June, photographer Greg McCown captured a rare phenomenon in the sky when red sprites appeared above Windy Point on top of Mount Lemmon. While these ...

The UK's Royal Meteorological Society has revealed the winners of this year’s Standard Chartered Weather Photographer of the Year competition. The total number of submissions received this year was ...

A new crowdsourcing science project called "Spritacular" is asking skywatchers to use their digital cameras to try to capture images of unusual electrical discharges above thunderstorms. These ...

Have you ever seen a giant red jellyfish light up the night sky for a split second? If you have, you’re not imagining things. You’ve just witnessed a lightning-like electrical discharge high in the ...

NASA is crowdsourcing photos from civilians to study a mysterious aerial phenomenon that stumped scientists have dubbed “sprites.” The agency announced the convening of its latest “citizen science ...

When thunderstorms emit lightning, we see the white, snaking electricity from the ground. But if you flew above the clouds, you would see a sky phenomenon known as sprites. These are rarely seen bolts ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. For a ...

It might sound like NASA is investigating another UFO sighting with its latest call for citizen scientists’ help, but the mysterious bright flashes known as “sprites” are a weather-related phenomenon.