Researchers have identified powerful Martian electrical discharges, similar to lightning, and strong enough to be observed from orbit.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — With all thunderstorms comes lightning. Of the various types of lightning, one that ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), lightning strikes the United States about 25 million times a year. Lightning is most common during the summer, ...

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Thunderstorms often begin to develop early in the day when the sun heats the air near the ground and pockets of warmer air start to rise in the atmosphere. When these pockets of air reach a certain ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - With so many people being impacted by just one lightning strike Tuesday, we asked experts about some of the science behind lightning. The National Weather Service says that ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. We’re used to thunder and lightning here on Earth. But what ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — If you love to watch thunderstorms, odds are you greatly enjoy the spectacular light show that comes with it. Lightning is incredibly powerful and also unbelievably dangerous ...

Answer: “ Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does the work.” — Mark Twain Lightning is a flow of electrical cur rent between something with one charge (usually neg ative) ...