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Una luz blanca con destellos violetas apareció sobre un campo y alteró al ganado. Dos meses después, las autoridades clasificaron al expediente de "reservado"

Imagine a glowing orb of pure energy materializing in your living room during a thunderstorm, hovering for a moment, and then vanishing without a trace. Is it a freak of nature, or did you just witness a tear in reality? For centuries, pilots, scientists, and ordinary people have reported seeing the impossible: glowing spheres of ball lightning that defy the laws of physics. This is not your average weather anomaly; it is one of the most persistent and baffling scientific mysteries of our time. This podcast is a deep-dive investigation into this incredible unexplained phenomenon. We'll sift through the evidence, from credible eyewitness accounts to the rare scientific data that exists. We explore the mainstream theories—from complex plasma physics and electromagnetic waves to the groundbreaking 2012 Chinese study that accidentally captured its spectral signature. But then, we go where mainstream science is afraid to tread. Could this phenomenon be more than just weather? We'll investigate the most controversial and mind-bending theories, exploring whether ball lightning could be a manifestation of dark matter, or as some physicists have shockingly proposed, a temporary portal to another dimension. This is the story of a mystery that continues to elude science, hiding in plain sight. Ready to chase the storm and question the nature of our reality? Subscribe now to join the investigation and decide for yourself: what is the truth behind the glowing orbs in our skies?

Ball lightning orbs typically range from 1 cm to 1 metre in diameter and can persist for up to 25 seconds — far longer than ordinary lightning flashes that last milliseconds Roughly 1 in 150 people wo

submitted by cm0002 to science 6 points | 0 comments https://www.nature.com/articles/s41566-026-01899-y > Chinese researchers successfully activated and captured a luminous sphere highly similar to natural balllightning for the first time. They confirmed its nature as an electromagnetic soliton, providing important experimental evidence for unraveling the mystery of ball lightning. The findings were published on April 16 in the international academic journal Nature Photonics.

Ball lightning orbs typically range from 1 cm to 1 metre in diameter and can persist for up to 25 seconds — far longer than ordinary lightning flashes that last milliseconds Roughly 1 in 150 people wo