Japanese researchers captured rare gamma-ray flash from lightning collision using advanced multi-sensor detection system.

The strong currents of air in thunderstorms can cause air and water to shoot up and down very quickly. When this happens, ...

NASA astronaut Anne McClain shared photos she captured of lightning as seen from her place on board the International Space ...

These cosmic rays produce secondary, high-energy electrons and positrons ... instead of just fast positive electrical ...

When Lightning Strikes, So Do Gamma Rays. On January 30, 2023, at 01:13 AM local time, lightning struck Tower 1. A downward ...

The National Lightning Detection Network counted all of the lightning flashes and strikes across our Michigan sky last Thursday and Friday. You won’t believe how many lightning events we had in ...

Then she gives a warning: “Very high electric field ... capturing images of the milliseconds before and during the lightning flashes. Thunder is cracking above us. But throughout the ...

What scientists do know is that the flash is an attempt to dissipate the charge and restore balance. Sometimes a single lightning flash is enough, but a series of flashes may be needed.

Together, they detect more than two billion lightning events worldwide every year. The in-cloud flashes are lightning strikes that cross over your area in the air and don’t strike the ground.