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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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