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

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

Sheel and his team found that when the atmosphere of Mars is laden with dust, the atmosphere becomes less conductive, ...

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

Today will be the beginning of a stretch of very hot days here on the Western Slope. Grand Junction’s airport already has hit ...

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 ...

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.

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

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 ...

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 ...