Scientists are working to understand the curious phenomena of red sprites, green ghosts and blue jets high above ...

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

The event began with the approach of two opposing electrical discharges: a downward-propagating leader from a thundercloud and an upward leader emerging from a television transmission tower in ...

Extremely fast photographs of lightning show that a lightning bolt is preceded by "leaders" of ionized (electrically charged) air that branch out from the bottom of a thundercloud, he said.

Lightning is the discharge of electricity caused by an imbalance between the positive and negative charges that build up in a thundercloud. Most lightning flashes occur between or within clouds ...

Lightning is the discharge of electricity caused by an imbalance between the positive and negative charges that build up in a ...

Analysis: why lightning proceeds in a series of steps from the thundercloud to the earth below has remained a mystery. By John Lowke, University of South Australia. Everyone has seen lightning and ...

The hot plumes of steam and ash that rise from many volcanoes are often shot through with brilliant lightning flashes. ... No Thundercloud Needed; Volcanology: No Thundercloud Needed. 2 minute ...

When lightning strikes: Gamma-ray burst unleashed by lightning collision. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 11, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 05 / 250521161228.htm ...

Storm-chasing NASA pilots recently spent weeks flying an aircraft not unlike a spy plane directly into thunderstorms in an effort to gain new insights about lightning and severe weather.