In a flash, a single lightning bolt lit up the sky across three states in the Great Plains. On Thursday, after careful ...

An enormous, 515-mile-long flash of lightning that crossed at least three states has been named the longest in recorded ...

Lightning is one of the greatest natural forces on our planet. New mapping tools are revealing just how big it is.

The World Meteorological Organization reported that a megaflash has set a new world record for lightning discharge distance.

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

A lightning "megaflash" that zipped across five U.S. states has set a new record for the longest ever detected.

We’ve long understood the broad strokes of lightning, but the what kickstarts the process—and allows for some of its weirdest ...

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

A single flash of lightning that stretched across the Great Plains, from eastern Texas all the way to Kansas City, Missouri, ...

A 515-mile lightning bolt, confirmed as the world's longest, rewrites records. Learn about this incredible megaflash event.

A jaw-dropping 515-mile lightning bolt lit up the skies from Texas to Kansas City, smashing previous records and reshaping ...