In a small lab at Penn State University, lightning may be happening on a scale smaller than a deck of cards. Victor Pasko, a ...

In the United States, most lightning deaths are reported during the summer months, with July being the deadliest. Lightning strikes ramp up in the summer due to the increase in warm temperatures and ...

Springtime storms can often bring an impressive light show to South Central Texas, just like the lightning that’s been found in the storm activity over the past few days. Photos sent into KSAT Connect ...

There's an urban legend that says a car's rubber tires will protect it from getting struck by lightning. Unfortunately, that nugget simply isn't true. Rubber is a good insulator at lower voltages, but ...

NASA’s Juno spacecraft passed north-to-south (yellow track) over Jupiter’s atmosphere on August 17, 2022, detecting a cluster ...

If you’ve ever been startled by a bolt of lightning without the roar of thunder or accompanying thunderstorm, you’ve probably had someone explain to you that it was just “heat” lightning. The term is ...

Volcanic lightning looks surreal: an arc of light rises from the volcanic crater, stretching out into the murky skies.

High wind warnings headed your way? A thunderstorm might be brewing. Turns out, the loud crashes of thunder and bright bolts of lightning are just what we see on the surface. Behind the scenes there ...