How do astronauts photograph lightning from space? Photographing lightning from space is a challenge. Astronauts use cameras capable of capturing high-speed images, often at 120 frames per second.

Fortunately, a few astronauts over the years have been more than willing to generously share a glimpse of crashing lightning as seen from outer space. And you better believe it looks nothing like ...

A single flash of lightning that stretched across the Great Plains, from eastern Texas all the way to Kansas City, Missouri, ...

The images McClain and Ayers shared show electrostatic discharges – in other words, lightning – from above the clouds as they orbited in the International Space Station.

NASA astronauts on ISS capture images of lightning from space The images McClain and Ayers shared show electrostatic discharges – in other words, lightning – from above the clouds as they ...

NASA astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) have shared spectacular images they took of lightning below them on Earth. Orbiting the Earth on the ISS, astronauts get an unusual ...

The images McClain and Ayers shared show electrostatic discharges – in other words, lightning – from above the clouds as they orbited in the International Space Station. In Ayers' post on X ...

A 515-mile-long lightning strike that traveled from Texas to Missouri has been confirmed as the new world record.