Ball Lightning: A rare atmospheric phenomenon involving a luminous, spherical object, whose formation mechanism and energy retention processes remain subjects of active research. Ball Lightning ...

US researchers say they have developed a more efficient way to produce a kind of ball lightning in the lab. ... And then what happens is this plasmoid emerges from it. "So, I would agree that ...

Thunderstorm Generator Tested: Real Reactions, Ball Lightning, and Global Verification. ... revealing internal transformations and crystalline formations linked to high-energy plasmoid activity.

The jury’s still out on what causes ball lightning. “There’s just an enormous literature of theories,” says Uman. Most of the time, it seems to be associated with garden-variety, cloud-to-ground ...

And then what happens is this plasmoid emerges from it. ... A team of US researchers has finally worked out how reproduce ball lightning—sometimes referred to as St. Elmo's fire—in the lab.

US researchers say they have developed a more efficient way to produce a kind of ball lightning in the lab.