NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers proved this just last summer. On July 1, 2025 the former ISS crew member documented a dramatic ...

From the ISS, NASA astronaut Don Pettit captured rare purple lightning and mysterious upper-atmosphere flashes above massive ...

It's safe to say that most of us have seen lightning here on Earth plenty of times – some of us have even been struck by it. But the natural phenomenon is one all but a few select individuals will ...

NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers captured this image of lightning while orbiting aboard the International Space Station more than ...

Lightning is already scary enough for many people because of the loud sound (thunder) they make. Commonly, thunder can be heard within five seconds after the lightning appears in the sky. Lightning ...

It's a flashy follow-up to a 2015 lightning study. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. An astronaut and his new camera will peer at ...

Two striking photos captured by astronauts on board the ISS show the eye of the tropical cyclone Bansi as it was illuminated by lightning — twice in just a couple of minutes. Bansi first reached named ...

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has captured images of lightning on Saturn. The images have allowed scientists to create the first movie showing lightning flashing on another planet. After waiting years for ...

Do giant flashes of lightning striking upwards from thunder clouds merely pose an extraordinarily spectacular view? Or do they actually alter the chemical composition of the atmosphere, playing a role ...

It's safe to say that most of us have seen lightning here on Earth plenty of times – some of us have even been struck by it. But the natural phenomenon is one all but a few select individuals will ...

It's safe to say that most of us have seen lightning here on Earth plenty of times – some of us have even been struck by it. But the natural phenomenon is one all but a few select individuals will ...