Massive Sprite Photographed by ISS
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2025 12:55 pm
NASA astronaut Nichole “Vapor” Ayers posted on X about this ...
Just. Wow. As we went over Mexico and the U.S. this morning, I caught this sprite.
Sprites are TLEs or Transient Luminous Events, that happen above the clouds and are triggered by intense electrical activity in the thunderstorms below. We have a great view above the clouds, so scientists can use these types of pictures to better understand the formation, characteristics, and relationship of TLEs to thunderstorms.