A rover recently captured sounds of lightning crackling on Mars, over a decade after scientists uncovered the first evidence ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Electrical discharges turn out to be quite common inside Martian dust devils. (Credit: NASA/JPL) New evidence from NASA, published ...

A rare dust devil, known locally as a puahiohio, has formed near active lava vents at Kīlauea following a recent eruption episode. The swirling column of ash and debris was captured near the ...

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Mars often feels distant and silent, but the surface stays far from calm. Winds move across dry ground every day and lift fine dust into the air. Over time, this moving dust forms spinning columns ...

Mars isn’t just dusty—it crackles with electricity. Scientists discovered that dust devils can generate tiny electric sparks, captured for the first time by Perseverance’s microphone. These static ...