Thunderstorms certainly treat surface-dwellers to light shows, but there’s also plenty of activity we don’t see here on the ground. Exhibit A: This photo of a projection of “blue lightning ...

Scientists are working to understand the curious phenomena of red sprites, green ghosts and blue jets high above ...

When lightning strikes, these atmospheric gasses become ionized and will emit light; part of the "light" in lightning. Nitrogen and Oxygen give off mostly shades of blue light, then red.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — As a blazing bolt of lightning streaks across the sky it can illuminate the landscape with some dazzling colors. Some strikes are blue, while others take on a ruddy ...

This is an incredible picture of a “bolt from the blue” lightning strike from downtown Houston Tuesday. Quentin Dunn sent this to me from his office with downtown in the distance.

The most common colors for lightning are white, blue, yellow, and violet. A parallel can be made when you look at how our man-made fireworks are produced. Different elements, when ignited, produce ...

The most notable of these features is an obscured lightning bolt. According to The Weather Channel, a cloud-to-ground lightning strike can be seen as far as 100 miles from a storm; however, at ...

A company is creating its own lightning bolts to test equipment efficiency as strikes become more common due to climate ...