Scientists have detected tiny lightning bolts on Mars for the first time — they were found discharging around NASA's Perseverance rover and coming from dust-storm fronts and whirling dust devils.

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 discharges was captured by a ...

When one thinks of lightning, the image that comes to mind is that of terrestrial storms. But on Mars, a planet where water is scarce, the idea of electrical discharges seems improbable. However, a ...

A NASA rover has recorded evidence of lightning on Mars for the first time, its microphone picking up the sounds of tiny "zaps" whipped up by the dust storms constantly sweeping across the planet.

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 ...

Nov. 26 (UPI) --NASA's Perseverance rover has recorded the first evidence of electrical activity on Mars that a scientist described as "mini lightning." A scientific team analyzed 28 hours of audio ...

The Perseverance rover picked up audio evidence of electric discharges in the red planet’s atmosphere. By Kenneth Chang It is shocking but not surprising. Lightning crackles on Mars, scientists ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — 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 ...