Astronauts Capture Mysterious Glowing Orbs and Red Sprites from Space

NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick captured a photo of glowing blue orbs, known as red sprites, from the International Space Station. These orbs, caused by thunderstorms off the coast of South Africa, are a rare atmospheric phenomenon that appear above storms due to lightning. The photo, taken on June 3, offers a rare glimpse of these high-altitude lightning events, which are difficult to capture from Earth. NASA encourages citizen scientists to contribute their own photos of sprites to the Spritacular database for research purposes.