The eerie red lights, which were glowing in the atmosphere of the Earth and above the coast of South Africa, were captured by a NASA astronaut from a window aboard the International Space Station ...

NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick captured a form of lightning known as "red sprites" in the upper atmosphere on June 3. ... Picture of red sprites near a thunderstorm off the coast of South Africa .

From the ISS, scientists are capturing rare lightning above storms that could impact radio, climate, and safety.

Per the outlet, the optical phenomenon of blue orbs are known as red sprites. ''Super lucky a few weeks ago when shooting a timelapse of a lightning storm off the coast of South Africa.

A NASA astronaut captured eerie glowing lights hanging in Earth's atmosphere while aboard the ISS, revealing a rare phenomena that happens 50 miles above the surface.