An image of Augustine erupting on January 13, 2006, from about 50 miles away from the volcano. Courtesy of Gerald Andrew When Mount St. Augustine in Alaska erupted in mid-January 2006 for the first ...

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Volcanic lightning looks surreal: an arc of light rises from the volcanic crater, stretching out into the murky skies. Although scientists knew what caused such frightening yet beautiful phenomena, ...

A stunning image captured by a NASA astronaut showing a red ‘sprite lightning’ above a thunderstorm is going viral again one year later, and many people are just now discovering this rare atmospheric ...