The most powerful explosions in the known universe come from what are known as gamma-ray bursts — though they may not sound ...

Thunderstorms are known to generate gamma rays, the highest energy radiation on Earth. But pinning the burst to a specific bolt is new.

The National Lightning Detection Network counted all of the lightning flashes and strikes across our Michigan sky last ...

We’ve likely all heard of the term “heat lightning” on a summer evening when those strong bolts of electricity can be seen, but there’s never any thunder to follow. What ...

ST. LOUIS (KTVI) – We’ve likely all heard of the term “heat lightning” on a summer evening when those strong bolts of electricity can be seen, but there’s never any thunder to follow.

The very moment two electrical currents slam together to form a lightning bolt has been captured, revealing for the first ...

Scientists were trying to unravel the mystery of gamma ray bursts detected during lightning storms when they witnessed ...