The science of ice pellets, plasma heated to 52,000 degrees and sound in the shape of a lightning bolt. ... As a thundercloud begins to darken and swell, ...

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

Mysterious gamma ray bursts that occur in the first moments of a storm, as lightning jumps between clouds, ... Thundercloud gamma rays hint at origins of lightning. 16 June 2010 ...

The main problem is that we don’t know how a thundercloud gets the spark needed to initiate a lightning bolt. The biggest mystery is that the electric field in thunderclouds is not very large.

The discovery fills in a missing link in scientists’ understanding of thundercloud radiation and the mechanisms that produce lightning. The post Scientists discover intense bursts of gamma rays ...

Just Wow.” NASA astronaut Nichole “Vapor” Ayers wrote in simple words to accompany a photo from the International Space ...

This occurs when a lightning channel develops inside a cloud but is unable to find enough electric charge of the opposite sign to make it stop, so it shoots out the side of the thundercloud.

Strokes of lightning flashing towards the ground are a familiar sight during storms, but scientists have captured an image of a rare lightning bolt shooting up, almost to the edge of the atmosphere.

These bursts are believed to occur when high voltages in a thundercloud accelerate electrons to energies up to about 35 MeV. These electrons are slowed down by colliding with atoms in the air and as a ...

A series of photos taken at 1/380-thousandth of a second have captured the best images yet of the moment cloud lightning finds the channel for a ground strike.

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 ...

Cloud, by New Zealand-based designer Richard Clarkson, is an interactive lamp designed to mimic a thundercloud. It brings the outside inside, providing an audiovisual show that looks and sounds ...