The team utilized satellite data to reveal that lightning storms on our planet can dislodge particularly high-energy, or ...

Thunderstorms are some of the most spectacular events in nature, yet what we can see from the surface of our planet is only the beginning. There are bizarre goings on in Earth's upper atmosphere ...

A British Airways plane at São Paulo Guarulhos International Airport, Brazil, was struck by lightning during a ferocious ...

An enhanced image from the high-powered telescope orbiting in space shows the planet Uranus in stunning new detail. The photo captures the icy blue planet's elusive rings, atmospheric storms ...

Yes, standing under a tree in a lightning storm is extremely dangerous. Don't do it. But, there's one place you can be that's even deadlier — out in the open. According to NOAA records ...

According to the WMO, both records took place in areas prone to intense storms that produce "megaflashes ... the future thanks to advances in space-based lightning detection technology.