Scientists have detected tiny lightning bolts on Mars for the first time — they were found discharging around NASA's ...

Lightning has been seen on other planets in the solar system, in the atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn. Because Mars is cold ...

Researchers have documented 55 instances of "mini lightning" over two Martian years by eavesdropping on the whirling wind ...

The picture-perfect launch of twin Escapade orbiters bound for Mars presages a fantastical new age in exploring the planets, ...

Scientists analyzed 28 hours of recordings over two Martian years, listening for electrical signals. Dust devils on Mars ...

On Mars, winds constantly stir up whirlwinds of fine dust. It was at the center of two of these dust devils that the SuperCam ...

Mars, long considered largely static, has revealed a dynamic interior in recent years. NASA’s InSight mission detected ...

The presence of electrical activity has implications for surface chemistry, future human exploration and habitability on the ...

The discovery was made by analysing sounds from the atmosphere of the red planet obtained by the Perseverance rover.

NASA's Perseverance rover has recorded the first evidence of electrical activity on Mars that a scientist described as "mini ...

Scientists believe it's unlikely the first person to plant a flag on the red planet would be stuck by lightning.

Scientists have caught Mars's atmosphere crackling with static, uncovering evidence of miniature lightning in its dust storms.