Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have captured astonishing images of strange lightning storms happening far ...

From the ISS, scientists are capturing rare lightning above storms that could impact radio, climate, and safety.

From orbit, astronauts aboard theInternational Space Station have captured striking images of rare luminous flashes appearing high above Earth’s storms. These glowing structures known as red sprites ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Caused by an EMP, an ELVES event lasts for less than a thousandth of a second. This snap, from November 2025, shows the enormous ...

This is the most out-of-this-world Vine you'll see all week. Reid Wiseman, an American astronaut on the International Space Station, has been documenting his adventures on Vine. His latest post is ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Penn State-led study reveals the hidden chain reaction that starts lightning, linking electrons, X-rays, and gamma rays. (CREDIT ...

Meteorologists say the storm underwent rapid intensification, meaning its central pressure dropped quickly in a short period of time, a sign of strengthening.

What confused researchers was that TGFs often appeared without bright lightning flashes or strong radio signals. Some storms seemed quiet, yet they produced powerful gamma rays. The new research ...