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Flashes Of Light From Venus May Be Meteors, Not Lightning BoltsAmong the clouds we've picked up flashes of light on Venus, but these may be meteors, not lightning.

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Flashes Of Light From Venus May Be Meteors, Not Lightning BoltsAmong the clouds we've picked up flashes of light on Venus, but these may be meteors, not lightning.
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Flashes Of Light From Venus May Be Meteors, Not Lightning Bolts

clock-iconSeptember 12, 2023
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What Does Science Know About Mysterious Ball Lightning?Lightning strikes through a cloud.

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What Does Science Know About Mysterious Ball Lightning?Lightning strikes through a cloud.
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What Does Science Know About Mysterious Ball Lightning?

clock-iconAugust 4, 2023
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Watch Thousands Of Lightning Strikes Flash Across Europe And Africaview over Europe taken by the Lightning Imager's north camera

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Watch Thousands Of Lightning Strikes Flash Across Europe And Africaview over Europe taken by the Lightning Imager's north camera
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Watch Thousands Of Lightning Strikes Flash Across Europe And Africa

clock-iconJuly 3, 2023
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Incredible Time-Lapse Lightning Photography Lights Up Turkish Skyarticle image

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Incredible Time-Lapse Lightning Photography Lights Up Turkish Skyarticle image
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Incredible Time-Lapse Lightning Photography Lights Up Turkish Sky

clock-iconJune 27, 2023
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TWIS: The Oldest Cave Engravings Were Not Done By Homo Sapiens, Lost Ancient Maya City Found Deep In The Jungle, And Much More This WeekAll the biggest science news stories of the week.

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TWIS: The Oldest Cave Engravings Were Not Done By Homo Sapiens, Lost Ancient Maya City Found Deep In The Jungle, And Much More This WeekAll the biggest science news stories of the week.
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TWIS: The Oldest Cave Engravings Were Not Done By Homo Sapiens, Lost Ancient Maya City Found Deep In The Jungle, And Much More This Week

clock-iconJune 23, 2023
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Green Bolt Of Lightning Captured In Jupiter’s Swirling StormA cyclone like storm on jupiter is seen in the image with a birght green dot - the lightning strike

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Green Bolt Of Lightning Captured In Jupiter’s Swirling StormA cyclone like storm on jupiter is seen in the image with a birght green dot - the lightning strike
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Green Bolt Of Lightning Captured In Jupiter’s Swirling Storm

clock-iconJune 20, 2023
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Early Life Depended On Lightning, But Probably Not For Longphotograph of lightning

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Early Life Depended On Lightning, But Probably Not For Longphotograph of lightning
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Early Life Depended On Lightning, But Probably Not For Long

clock-iconMay 25, 2023
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Jupiter’s Lightning Bolts Are A Lot Like Earth's (Only Longer)On Jupiter lightning happens mostly at the poles, the reverse of Earth, but in other ways the two are quite similar despite the immense differences between the planets

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Jupiter’s Lightning Bolts Are A Lot Like Earth's (Only Longer)On Jupiter lightning happens mostly at the poles, the reverse of Earth, but in other ways the two are quite similar despite the immense differences between the planets
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Jupiter’s Lightning Bolts Are A Lot Like Earth's (Only Longer)

clock-iconMay 23, 2023
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TWIS: 1,750-Year-Old Text Reveals Hidden New Bible Chapter, New Mineral Found In The Charred Remains Of A Lightning-Struck Tree, And Much More This WeekAll the biggest science news stories of the week.

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TWIS: 1,750-Year-Old Text Reveals Hidden New Bible Chapter, New Mineral Found In The Charred Remains Of A Lightning-Struck Tree, And Much More This WeekAll the biggest science news stories of the week.
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TWIS: 1,750-Year-Old Text Reveals Hidden New Bible Chapter, New Mineral Found In The Charred Remains Of A Lightning-Struck Tree, And Much More This Week

clock-iconApril 14, 2023
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Lightning, 1,000-MPH Winds, Acid Rain: The Most Extreme Weather In The Solar SystemComposite and processed image of Venus

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Lightning, 1,000-MPH Winds, Acid Rain: The Most Extreme Weather In The Solar SystemComposite and processed image of Venus
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Lightning, 1,000-MPH Winds, Acid Rain: The Most Extreme Weather In The Solar System

clock-iconMarch 1, 2023
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Sky Camera Catches Elusive Red Sprites Dancing In The Sky Over Hawai’iElectrical charge red spirtes dance i the sky above hawaii

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Sky Camera Catches Elusive Red Sprites Dancing In The Sky Over Hawai’iElectrical charge red spirtes dance i the sky above hawaii
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Sky Camera Catches Elusive Red Sprites Dancing In The Sky Over Hawai’i

clock-iconFebruary 8, 2023
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Catatumbo’s Lightning Capital Of The World Sees 1.6 Million Strikes A Yearlightning capital of the world

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Catatumbo’s Lightning Capital Of The World Sees 1.6 Million Strikes A Yearlightning capital of the world
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Catatumbo’s Lightning Capital Of The World Sees 1.6 Million Strikes A Year

clock-iconFebruary 8, 2023
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Giraffes Really Are More Vulnerable To Lightning Strikes Because Of Their Ridiculous NecksA herd of giraffes in a storm.

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Giraffes Really Are More Vulnerable To Lightning Strikes Because Of Their Ridiculous NecksA herd of giraffes in a storm.
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Giraffes Really Are More Vulnerable To Lightning Strikes Because Of Their Ridiculous Necks

clock-iconFebruary 7, 2023
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"Lightning Bolt" Of Plasma 500,000 Kilometers Long Shoots Through The Sun's AtmosphereThe lightning bolt across the surface of the Sun. Image Credit: NASA/SDO

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"Lightning Bolt" Of Plasma 500,000 Kilometers Long Shoots Through The Sun's AtmosphereThe lightning bolt across the surface of the Sun. Image Credit: NASA/SDO
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"Lightning Bolt" Of Plasma 500,000 Kilometers Long Shoots Through The Sun's Atmosphere

clock-iconJanuary 20, 2023
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Scientists Used Lasers To Divert Lighting Bolts In The SkyA green laser beam seen against the Säntis Mountain weather station, a frequent site of lightning strikes

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Scientists Used Lasers To Divert Lighting Bolts In The SkyA green laser beam seen against the Säntis Mountain weather station, a frequent site of lightning strikes
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Scientists Used Lasers To Divert Lighting Bolts In The Sky

clock-iconJanuary 16, 2023
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