Here’s another strike against Venus having copious lightning
Electromagnetic disturbances in its atmosphere were generated by another energy source
![An illustration of the Parker Solar Probe in front of Venus.](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/100523_SP_lightning-Venus_probe_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
Marked by quick frequency changes from high to low, whistler waves detected in the atmosphere of Venus by the Parker Solar Probe (illustrated here) during a flyby in 2021 weren’t triggered by lightning, a new study suggests.
Steve Gribben/Johns Hopkins APL/NASA