But future missions, scientists say, are safe from both rare lightning strikes and meteors known to burn up high above the planet's clouds. The thick, acid-rich clouds of Venus continue to shroud ...

In addition to the United Kingdom, Italy is pushing for the incorporation of the Meteor to the “A” version of the F-35 ...

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B flew the first test missions with the Meteor missile, starting the integration of the European air-to-air missile on the Lightning II. The Royal Air Force announced on ...

The fall of the Aguas Zarcas meteorite was no ordinary event. It came from a nearly vertical angle, about 81 degrees steep, ...

This type of meteor can last several seconds ... blast to other objects in view like the Mediterranean, Cairo, or lightning strikes," Dominick commented. The timelapse includes 20 individual ...

A vivid meteor made an appearance across Kentucky. Those who witnessed it said it looked like lightning and sounded like a sonic boom. Screengrab from Marc Weinberg's Facebook video Those who were ...

In this screen grab from video, a possible fireball meteor is shown in the sky above Center Grove, Ind., on April 21, 2023. Bryan Bunton A National Weather Service lightning detection system ...

which can detect lightning in clouds, spotted a signature north of Salt Lake City that wasn't part of a thunderstorm. The service tweeted it was likely a meteor's trail or flash, "bolstering the ...

In addition to the F-35 Lightning II, the Meteor missile is already approved for fitting on Eurofighter Typhoon, JAS 39 Gripen, and Dassault Rafale fighter jets. A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B ...