"Space Snapshot: Astronaut Captures Rare Thunder Sprite from ISS"

ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen, commander of ISS Expedition 70, captured a photograph of a rare atmospheric phenomenon known as a red sprite from the International Space Station. Using a specialized Davis camera, Mogensen snapped images of the fleeting flashes of red light that occur above thunderclouds. Red sprites are electrical discharges generated above rainclouds and exist for only a fraction of a second. The captured sprite stretched 14 by 26 kilometers across the sky, contributing to our understanding of atmospheric and environmental dynamics.