{"id":247182,"date":"2025-07-06T16:25:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T06:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=b86329a0734aa212c656f1940e995da0"},"modified":"2025-07-06T16:25:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T06:25:44","slug":"space-station-caught-rare-lightning-phenomenon-in-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=247182","title":{"rendered":"Space Station caught rare lightning phenomenon in space"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers captured a stunning image of a rare red lightning phenomenon known as a \u201csprite\u201d from the International Space Station on July 3. The jellyfish-shaped electrical burst was seen rising above a massive thunderstorm over Mexico and the southern U.S., including parts of California and Texas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh047-pUibSpHEf7qeYcIwy1gTQs-sCZJp5LdCqJDEN3LJyeZRZzPSgod3vWL4JqWLGFaVXN-wW4QGRKlp0U47iEMkdKnn-pfjYnITVwSFMM9QRMSF3NLQtPfC11OqHbswjmQJI5lmBUBk_-VnwhcLDz_9HG7nmLueCVqW_8k1P6V8YndIM2uDPuMufGsXq\/s1280\/sprite%20lightning%20space%20(1).jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"720\" data-original-width=\"1280\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh047-pUibSpHEf7qeYcIwy1gTQs-sCZJp5LdCqJDEN3LJyeZRZzPSgod3vWL4JqWLGFaVXN-wW4QGRKlp0U47iEMkdKnn-pfjYnITVwSFMM9QRMSF3NLQtPfC11OqHbswjmQJI5lmBUBk_-VnwhcLDz_9HG7nmLueCVqW_8k1P6V8YndIM2uDPuMufGsXq\/w640-h360\/sprite%20lightning%20space%20(1).jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>Sprites are large-scale electrical discharges that occur high in the mesosphere, triggered by positive lightning strikes.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjgepJY4uYa907NmfZBe1tNGfD3IBF4goo-_zdr_geloVYLiUK3pEMqDtmUGzshzDYAnNvdql0y4CDJfJGd5VKzwBDFlkt6Z0rNbx9mvN6GO6NdRz6S89e8YJ61oTONKV5YmHEKHTPsCCNl31HJG9ZpgUvjLKO-1MIpLMTyY9QkdbpySK8iFWum67e4U9-E\/s1280\/sprite%20lightning%20space%20(2).jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"720\" data-original-width=\"1280\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjgepJY4uYa907NmfZBe1tNGfD3IBF4goo-_zdr_geloVYLiUK3pEMqDtmUGzshzDYAnNvdql0y4CDJfJGd5VKzwBDFlkt6Z0rNbx9mvN6GO6NdRz6S89e8YJ61oTONKV5YmHEKHTPsCCNl31HJG9ZpgUvjLKO-1MIpLMTyY9QkdbpySK8iFWum67e4U9-E\/w640-h360\/sprite%20lightning%20space%20(2).jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>Part of a group of upper-atmosphere events called Transient Luminous Events (TLEs), sprites are still not fully understood, despite decades of research.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers captured a stunning image of a rare red lightning phenomenon known as a \u201csprite\u201d from the International Space Station on July 3. 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