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Surprising amount and variety of gamma radiation is produced in large tropical thunderstorms, observations reveal
In the 1990s, NASA satellites built to spot high-energy particles coming from supernovas and other celestial-sized objects discovered a surprise—high energy gamma radiation bursts coming from right here on Earth.
Spy Plane Uncovers Radioactive Gamma Rays in Tropical Thunderstorms
Storms in the tropics were seen emitting medium-duration gamma rays, shaking up conventional knowledge about how lightning manifests.
Gamma radiation is produced in large tropical thunderstorms, observations reveal
Spread the loveFor decades, we’ve known that lightning produces X-rays. However, new observations reveal a phenomenon far more powerful and unexpected: tropical thunderstorms generate gamma radiation.
Tropical Storms Produce Radiation More Often Than Expected
Most tropical lightning storms are akin to massive pots of boiling water - but emitting bursts of gamma radiation instead of steam, according to reports in Nature. Those bursts also occur more frequently and in more forms than previously thought.
NASA Researchers Discover New Types of Gamma-ray Emissions in Tropical Thunderstorms
Scientists have identified a previously unknown type of gamma-ray emission produced by storm clouds, shedding new light on the complex mechanisms that drive thunderstorms. Using advanced detectors aboard NASA aircraft,
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U2 spy plane finds thunderstorms generate gamma rays all the time
In the 1990s, NASA scientists got an unexpected surprise. While scanning the cosmos for high-energy gamma radiation bursts from supernovas and black holes, they stumbled upon a curious finding.
Thunderstorms are a 'boiling pot' of gamma rays, scientists find
Big thunderstorms continuously emit gamma rays that are undetectable from the ground, two studies said on Wednesday, upending ...
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NASA satellites find most tropical lightning storms are radioactive
There is way more going on in thunderstorms than we ever imagined." The post NASA satellites find most tropical lightning ...
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Most tropical lightning storms are radioactive
Researchers have known for several decades that thunderstorms can act as miniature particle accelerators that produce antimatter, gamma rays and other nuclear phenomena. But they did not know how ...
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Tiny NASA satellite detects its 1st massive gamma ray burst
BurstCube, a shoebox-sized satellite placed into orbit in April to detect and study gamma-ray bursts, or GRBs, spotted a "mega blast" in the small, dim constellation of Microscopium in the ...
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What Are Electromagnetic Waves?
whether they're called waves or rays, are generated by particles in motion. In a radio signal, for example, negatively charged electrons quickly move back and forth in an antenna. This movement ...
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Mössbauer Spectroscopy Group
As we're seeing this in the transmitted gamma-rays the sample must be sufficiently thin to allow the gamma-rays to pass through, the relatively low energy gamma-rays are easily ...
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7 years ago today, the sun unleashed a record-breaking solar flare
The Sept. 10, 2017 flare is an extreme example of this, with strong evidence showing the flare persisted for over 24 hours, far longer than the observable gamma ray source. Active region AR ...
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Blackline Safety Boosts Detection of Gas, Gamma Radiation with Launch of Next-Gen Safety Monitor
The new EXO 8 portable area monitor is the only direct-to-cloud area monitor capable of detecting up to eight gases and gamma radiation. Calgary, AB, September 12, 2024 — Blackline Safety Corp ...
Nature's Nuclear Reactors: Thunderstorms Routinely Produce Gamma Rays
Thunder clouds are the "most energetic natural particle accelerators on Earth," Professor Martino Marisaldi told Newsweek.