For a long time, there was no explanation for the phonemonon that pilots occasionally witnessed during thunderstorms: flashes of light shooting toward space. This bizarre occurrence earned nicknames like "elves" and "sprites." Now, scientists at Duke University believe they know exactly what is happening. From Livescience:
"The observations show that sprites normally start nearly 50 miles high. Streamers rain down from the bottom of an initial, diffuse halo. The streamers branch out on the way down. As all this is unfolding in the blink of an eye, a bright column of light expands vertically from the starting point, reaching toward both Earth and space."Strangewire.com
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