Astronauts captured a stunning and rare lightning event called "red sprites" from Earth orbit that could impact radio, ...

When Apollo 12, NASA's second lunar landing mission, launched from Kennedy Space Center, the space vehicle was struck by lightning— twice.

A lightning-detecting weather satellite saw Orion re-enter the Earth atmosphere during one of the most dangerous parts of the ...

While sifting through the extensive data collected by NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft over the last decade, scientists discovered a familiar type of electromagnetic ...

NASA says there is an 80% chance of favorable conditions for the Artemis II to launch on April 1st, 2026. NASA is currently giving the Artemis II launch about an 80% chance of “go”, but as with any ...

This morning, I spoke with Mark Burger of the 45th Weather Squadron, the team tasked with one of the most high-stakes ...

On Jupiter, a storm doesn’t just brew, it can simmer for centuries. The planet’s atmosphere is a perpetual engine of ...

NASA's space probe Juno might have just cracked the code on Jupiter's mysterious lightning. In the data from Juno’s first eight passes by the planet, the spacecraft’s Microwave Radiometer Instrument ...

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