THIS is the terrifying moment a massive bolt of lightning strikes a churchgoer, blowing apart a tree and setting her car alight. Harrowing surveillance footage shows a blinding flash engulfing the ...

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. — Here in the South, we've all driven in thunderstorms and heavy rain. It’s not fun. But a woman’s close encounter with lightning during recent severe weather here in Middle ...

"Heat lightning" is a common term for lightning seen from a distance without hearing the associated thunder. Scientifically, there is no difference between heat lightning and regular lightning. The ...

Jupiter’s storms aren’t just gigantic — they may unleash lightning far more powerful than anything on Earth. Using NASA’s Juno spacecraft, scientists discovered that some lightning bolts on the gas ...

Do not try performed in this video. Contact with hazardous voltage results in injury or death. All of what is performed in this video is performed by professionals. The aim of our scientific ...

Before he changed the way we understand lightning on Earth, Joseph Dwyer studied the weather in more cosmic settings. Using the sensors on NASA’s Wind satellite, orbiting a million miles away, he ...

The findings potentially resolve a long-standing issue with methanol conversion, which has tended to be clunky, inefficient, and environmentally detrimental. Reading time 3 minutes The right chemical ...

On Jupiter, a storm doesn't just brew, it can simmer for centuries. The planet's atmosphere is a perpetual engine of turbulence, and somewhere inside those churning cloud bands, lightning is cracking ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

Jupiter's lightning has long been of interest to planetary scientists, as it marks stormy spots where researchers can look to learn more about convection in Jupiter's atmosphere. Observing lightning ...

Storm chasing, a branch of photography that requires tenacity and perseverance in order to capture lightning strikes, was something I gave all of 20 minutes to before losing interest. Well, the Bolt ...

Is it any wonder ancient people thought lightning came from the gods? Even today a close lightning strike feels like a terrifying brush with the supernatural. Some ancient thinkers, however, suspected ...