News tagged with lightning flash

Armstrong relives historic Moon landing

It's more than 40 years since Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the Moon, but his memories of the historic flight remain as undimmed as his passion for further exploration of space.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Aug 29, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 4

Firestation in space to open firehose of lightning data

(PhysOrg.com) -- When opportunity knocked, NASA heliophysicist Doug Rowland answered. He and his team recently secured another flight opportunity for a pint-sized instrument studying lightning in Earth's upper ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mauna Kea telescope back up after lightning strike

(AP) -- A Mauna Kea telescope that was knocked out by lightning more than two months ago is fully operational again after undergoing repairs, the telescope's director said Friday.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Aug 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Studying more than rockets in the 'deep south'

A city that rarely sees snowfall, Huntsville, Ala., was blanketed the evening of Jan. 9 under several inches of snow following a winter storm that also produced a rare "thundersnow" or lightning flashes. This ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2