On a cold, thin-aired world where sound barely carries, a NASA rover has picked up something that should not be possible: the ...

A lonely rover toiling among the sands of Mars has now answered an age-old question: If lightning crackles on the red planet ...

Thunder is produced by lightning. A lightning bolt heats the air through which it travels to about 50,000 degrees. This rapid heating, followed by rapid cooling, creates sound waves which, when they ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Have you ever wondered why thunder can have different sounds? A crack versus a rumble? Startlingly loud versus calmingly low? Let’s dive in … The basics: what is thunder? Electrical ...

In the simplest terms the closer the lightning the louder will be the thunder. When a lightning stroke is very close, several hundred feet or less, thunder sounds like a loud clap or a crack followed ...

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While sitting at the dog park the other day, Denise happened to mention how terrified her dog Belle gets because of thunder, lightning and fireworks. Her other dog, Millie, isn’t bothered at all.

• I think it's caused by storm clouds crashing together. They are like . . . in a fight. • Thunder follows lightning. It's an echo to lightning which really doesn't have a sound at all. Ruby Kollman, ...