There are trillions of charged particles—protons and electrons, the basic building blocks of matter—whizzing around above ...

can actually generate electromagnetic waves known as lightning-generated whistlers. These waves can then travel through the atmosphere out into space, where they interact with electrons in the ...

Lightning can be used to probe Earth’s dynamic Van Allen radiation belts, directly connecting terrestrial weather and space weather. Read from CU expert Lauren Blum on The Conversation.