The Electric Factory Above Our Heads Thunderstorms often begin to develop early in the day when the sun heats the air near ...

Listen as a dust devil sweeps past the Perseverance rover, producing tiny pops of thunder as it generates sparks of static electricity in the dry Martian air.

Of course, everything on Mars has to be different from Earth — not even the thunder can sound like thunder. Instead, these tiny bits of lightning give off sounds more like those that people associate ...

Researchers have documented 55 instances of "mini lightning" over two Martian years by eavesdropping on the whirling wind recorded by NASA's Perseverance rover.

On a cold, thin-aired world where sound barely carries, a NASA rover has picked up something that should not be possible: the ...

Scientists have detected what they believe to be lightning on Mars by eavesdropping on the whirling wind recorded by NASA's Perseverance rover.

The researchers examined 28 hours of audio recordings, documenting 55 episodes of what they consider to be “mini lightning” ...

On Tuesday at 2:23 p.m. an updated severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until 3 p.m. for Lee, Macon and Tallapoosa counties.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have detected what they believe to be lightning on Mars by eavesdropping on the whirling wind recorded by NASA’s Perseverance rover. The crackling of electrical ...