4 min

NASA ScienceCast 311: Observing Lightning from the International Space Station NASA ScienceCasts

    • Natural Sciences

Colorful bursts of energy above thunderstorms called transient luminous events can be observed from the ISS. Instruments on the station are helping scientists study these particle outbursts.

Colorful bursts of energy above thunderstorms called transient luminous events can be observed from the ISS. Instruments on the station are helping scientists study these particle outbursts.

4 min

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