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A crack of lightning, a burst of heat, and suddenly a glowing sphere hangs in the sky like a craft from another world.

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The study presents the first in-situ evidence of electrical activity in the Martian atmosphere, identifying 55 distinct triboelectric discharge events. These electrical discharges, unlike terrestrial ...

The middle school science teacher was visiting South America with his wife and son on Thanksgiving break. James Fernandez, right, with his wife, Alexis Fernandez, and their infant son during a trip to ...

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Cape Canaveral, Fla. — 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 ...