Lightning, when coupled with solar flares, can knock electrons flying above the Earth out of place. AP Photo/David Zalubowski There are trillions of charged particles – protons and electrons, the ...

Lightning strikes link weather on Earth and weather in space After Explorer 1 launched, though, they noticed that their instrument was detecting significantly higher levels of radiation than expected.

Arkansas saw a lot of lightning in 2025, ranking 5th in the US for lightning concentration and 8th for total lightning ...

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

BOULDER, Colo. — Lightning doesn’t just strike downward; sometimes its effects reach thousands of kilometers into space. In a ...

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The Sunshine State, which may be just as well-known for its storm activity, is no longer the lightning capital of the U.S., ...

The Great Plains region, including Oklahoma and parts of Texas, is experiencing more frequent severe storms, according to a ...

Leon County gets plenty of lightning. The Earth Networks Lightning Detection network reported that Leon County experienced 56,597 lightning flashes during calendar year 2023 which translates to 85 ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — For decades, Florida has carried the title of the lightning capital of the United States. But a new ...

There are trillions of charged particles—protons and electrons, the basic building blocks of matter—whizzing around above ...

Lauren Blum receives funding from NASA and the NSF. There are trillions of charged particles – protons and electrons, the basic building blocks of matter – whizzing around above your head at any given ...