PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Halloween is here and scientists at the Nation Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are claiming that elves and sprites are real. Halloween’s the time for all things ...

Atmospheric phenomena known as "sprites" and "elves" may be spectacularly illuminating the upper cloud layers of Jupiter, according to a newly published study based on data collected by NASA’s Juno ...

Lightning is a familiar sight throughout the solar system. Not only do bolts strike on Earth, but they also sizzle through the air on Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and (most likely) Neptune.

Although the solar system is—quite possibly—devoid of life beyond Earth, seemingly magical things are still happening on all its planets. NASA, for example, has just announced that a team of ...

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Mysterious "sprites" and "elves" dance high in the Earth's atmosphere — but these aren't mythical creatures, they're disks, globes and tendrils of light caused by lightning. Now scientists for the ...

Nearly 30 years ago, scientists in aircraft miles above the ground finally managed to capture a phenomenon never before confirmed on film. This flash of red light, lasting no longer than a few ...

Jupiter may be the first planet besides Earth known to host atmospheric light shows called “sprites” or “elves.” Scientists suspected these atmospheric phenomena might appear on other planets that ...

A team of Spanish researchers has made a high-speed recording of elves and sprites in storms, fleeting and luminous electric phenomena produced in the upper layers of the atmosphere. Their analysis of ...