Ball Lightning: A Glowing Globe of Mystery

Ball Lightning: A Glowing Globe of Mystery

Direct Answer Ball lightning is a rare luminous sphere reported during or just after thunderstorms. Witnesses describe a glowing ball, roughly grapefruit-sized, lasting seconds before fading or exploding. Atmospheric physicists treat the phenomenon as real but unexplained. The leading hypotheses involve oxidizing silicon nanoparticles, microwave cavity discharges, and plasma solitons. None has closed the case. […]