For now, the researchers will attempt to replicate their measurements on a higher number of thunderstorms and lightning flashes. They will also look ... fewer cosmic rays reach the planet because its ...

Researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory have discovered that cosmic-ray showers seem to play a pivotal role in triggering lightning flashes ... by the Earth's magnetic field and the ...

Most lightning flashes occur between or within clouds ... Various attempts have been made using high-voltage switching ...

This is the archetypal lightning bolt, one that arcs out of the sky and smites the ground with a great, often flickering flash of light. Lightning is the sudden release of built-up charge stored ...

Lightning flashes over the Mediterranean Sea (AFP via Getty) For nearly two billion years after it formed, the Earth contained a swirl of chemicals, but organic molecules needed for making ...

When lightning flashes, it also lights up an incredibly wide spectrum of radio spectrum as well. This build uses an AM radio built into a small integrated circuit to detect some of those radio waves.

The findings presented in the new study are based on observations of a single storm on July 30, 2022, that produced over 300 lightning flashes. In addition to the buildup and trajectory of the ...