alt Hacker NewsThis isn't lightning like we think on earth. It's only a few centimeters long which is why it's never been detected before except by microphone[0].
[0] https://www.kpbs.org/news/science-technology/2025/11/26/at-l...
This isn't lightning like we think on earth. It's only a few centimeters long which is why it's never been detected before except by microphone[0].
[0] https://www.kpbs.org/news/science-technology/2025/11/26/at-l...
Wouldn't it be static electricity in that case and not lightning? Not sure if this is just a technical definition thing I'm missing or if lightning just makes a cooler sounding headline.