A NASA astronaut has captured an electrifying image of Earth from space, featuring a gigantic, jellyfish-shaped "sprite" of red lightning shooting upwards above a thunderstorm in North America. The rare phenomenon is still poorly understood, despite being studied for more than 30 years.

Image credit: NASA/ISS/Nichole Ayers

https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/weather/astronaut-snaps-giant-red-jellyfish-sprite-over-north-america-during-upward-shooting-lightning-event

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