"This new record clearly demonstrates the incredible power of the natural environment," professor Randall Cerveny said.

The GOES satellites are a major part of the puzzle, since they continuously monitor the sky. They also identified the longest ...

A lighting flash that spanned from East Texas to an area near Kansas City in 2017 is officially the longest lightning strike ...

Now, a new study has used computer models to reveal that lightning strikes as the result of a powerful chain reaction that ...

Scientists July 31 announced the discovery of the world's longest lightning flash ever detected – a whopping 515-mile-long ...

Lightning is a familiar sight in stormy skies, but a new report has revealed just how far some bolts can travel — in one case ...

A Wednesday lightning strike on the St. John Baptist Church in the Four Corners community in St. Mary Parish led to the ...

A 2017 lightning “megaflash” stretching from North Texas to Missouri was about 515 miles long, as confirmed by satellite and ...

A lightning bolt stretching 515 miles (829 km) from eastern Texas to near Kansas City has set a terrifying new record as the ...

Using archival satellite data, researchers just officially confirmed the length of this enormous bolt of lightning that ...

Conway-area shed damaged after apparent lightning strike ...