A rare and vivid atmospheric event has been captured from orbit, offering scientists new insight into how lightning behaves far above Earth’s weather systems. Astronauts aboard the International Space ...

"Gigantic jets appear when the turbulent conditions at towering thunderstorm tops allow for lightning to escape ... Ayers caught on camera was a gigantic jet or another TLE called a sprite. Sprites ...

With the threat of strong thunderstorms packing heavy downpours, frequent lightning and damaging wind gusts, the National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for most of New Jersey.