Lightning has captivated scientists for centuries, but despite extensive research, the precise atmospheric conditions that trigger a lightning strike within thunderclouds have remained a profound ...

A NASA ER-2 aircraft flies a mission for ALOFT mission to study gamma-rays in thunderclouds. (Image credit: NASA/Carla Thomas) Researchers from the University of Bergen in Norway, the U.S. Naval ...

A full understanding of how lightning forms in the clouds has eluded scientists, but new research promises to solve this enduring mystery.

Lightning cavorts through Jupiter’s thunderclouds (illustrated) at a rhythm akin to bolts in Earth’s skies. Gerald Eichstädt, MSSS, SwRI, JPL-Caltech/NASA By Nikk Ogasa ...