For the first time, we can see and hear lightning-like discharges in Mars' thin atmosphere.

A NASA rover that launched from Florida detected electrical sparks igniting within small dusty tornadoes whirling on Mars' ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has for the first time helped scientists confirm that electrical sparks often ignite within ...

Sometimes you get a small electric shock from touching your car door handle on a dry summer's day.

NASA’s latest announcement about possible life on Mars sounds historic — but the fine print tells a very different story.

Acoustic signals have been important markers during NASA's Mars missions. Measurements of sound can provide information both ...

Of course, everything on Mars has to be different from Earth — not even the thunder can sound like thunder. Instead, these tiny bits of lightning give off sounds more like those that people associate ...

Researchers have documented 55 instances of "mini lightning" over two Martian years by eavesdropping on the whirling wind recorded by NASA's Perseverance rover.

Scientists have detected what they believe to be lightning on Mars by eavesdropping on the whirling wind recorded by NASA's Perseverance rover.

NASA’s Perseverance rover has recorded lightning and thunder on Mars for the first time, revealing the Red Planet’s electrifying and mysterious storms ...

Listen as a dust devil sweeps past the Perseverance rover, producing tiny pops of thunder as it generates sparks of static ...

A 12-mile-high dust devil over Amazonis Planitia was captured in 2012 by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.