ISS astronauts spot lightning strike from space | Space photo of the day for July 29, 2025

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ISS astronauts spot lightning strike from space | Space photo of the day for July 29, 2025
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International Space Station. The image, taken during the station's orbit over Southeast Asia, shows intense bursts of light flickering through cloud cover in the region.As the ISS passed above the city-state of Singapore at 3:18 a.

m. local time on June 15, the crew witnessed an electrifying storm with flashes of lightning across the landscape. The flash, which appears almost spherical in the image, is due to lightning striking the clouds above the urban area,ISS astronaut captures a rare phenomenon from orbit — a giant 'sprite' above a thunderstorm The ISS was orbiting 259 miles above the South China Sea when this image was captured.Observing lightning from space offers crucial data for atmospheric scientists. Singapore and the surrounding areas have lots of storm activity, making them hotspots for studying tropical weather patterns.and study similar patterns and phenomena, having an extra set of eyes, including human ones, on and around the planet gives experts more data to work with, which can be useful in developing more accurate modeling andContact me with news and offers from other Future brandsto keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more! And if you have a news tip, correction or comment, let us know at:Kenna Hughes-Castleberry is the Content Manager at Space.com. Formerly, she was the Science Communicator at JILA, a physics research institute. Kenna is also a freelance science journalist. Her beats include quantum technology, AI, animal intelligence, corvids, and cephalopods.Lightning from above | Space photo of the day for May 23, 2025NASA astronaut aboard ISS captures colorful aurora in time-lapse footage of Earth from space Rooms and a view | Space photo of the day for May 6, 2025 Satellite data reveals 2023 was record-breaking for marine heatwaves — are we at a 'climate tipping point?'Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum reopens 5 renovated galleries starring SpaceX rocket parts, a 3D-printed Mars habitat and more Scientists behind controversial 2010 arsenic-based life study clap back as paper gets pulled: 'We do not support this retraction'What time is SpaceX's Crew-11 astronaut launch to the ISS on July 31?Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum reopens 5 renovated galleries starring SpaceX rocket parts, a 3D-printed Mars habitat and more

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