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Mysterious Gamma-Ray Flashes May Be Missing Link for Lightning Bolts

Recent studies reveal a connection between gamma-ray bursts and lightning in thunderstorms, highlighting gaps in our understanding of storm dynamics.

How do scientists study lightning? With a spy plane and some big storms

New research highlights the connection between gamma rays and lightning formation, providing insights into atmospheric phenomena.

Mysterious Gamma-Ray Flashes May Be Missing Link for Lightning Bolts

Recent studies reveal a connection between gamma-ray bursts and lightning in thunderstorms, highlighting gaps in our understanding of storm dynamics.

How do scientists study lightning? With a spy plane and some big storms

New research highlights the connection between gamma rays and lightning formation, providing insights into atmospheric phenomena.
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#cosmic-rays

Star-eating black hole could power cosmic particle accelerator

A microquasar has been identified as a potential natural particle-accelerator for cosmic rays growth.
A newly developed 'smart' insulin molecule could improve diabetes management by regulating blood sugar levels more effectively.

A Potential Source of the Milky Way's Highest-Energy Rays Is Mystifying Physicists

High-energy cosmic rays may come from black holes
Twin jets of matter ejected from black holes may be the source of some high-energy cosmic rays.

Star-eating black hole could power cosmic particle accelerator

A microquasar has been identified as a potential natural particle-accelerator for cosmic rays growth.
A newly developed 'smart' insulin molecule could improve diabetes management by regulating blood sugar levels more effectively.

A Potential Source of the Milky Way's Highest-Energy Rays Is Mystifying Physicists

High-energy cosmic rays may come from black holes
Twin jets of matter ejected from black holes may be the source of some high-energy cosmic rays.
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#nasa

NASA selects SpaceX to launch a gamma-ray telescope into an unusual orbit

NASA's COSI satellite will analyze gamma-rays from celestial events to study nucleosynthesis, antimatter, neutron star mergers, and soft gamma-ray bursts.

Spy plane observes how storms produce radioactive clouds and antimatter

NASA's ER-2 aircraft is advancing our understanding of thunderstorms and their mechanics, including the unprecedented production of gamma rays during storm activity.

A Retired Cold War Spy Plane Discovered Something Really Weird About Thunderstorms

Large thunderstorms emit high levels of gamma radiation, challenging current understanding of lightning formation.

NASA selects SpaceX to launch a gamma-ray telescope into an unusual orbit

NASA's COSI satellite will analyze gamma-rays from celestial events to study nucleosynthesis, antimatter, neutron star mergers, and soft gamma-ray bursts.

Spy plane observes how storms produce radioactive clouds and antimatter

NASA's ER-2 aircraft is advancing our understanding of thunderstorms and their mechanics, including the unprecedented production of gamma rays during storm activity.

A Retired Cold War Spy Plane Discovered Something Really Weird About Thunderstorms

Large thunderstorms emit high levels of gamma radiation, challenging current understanding of lightning formation.
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If One of These Stars Explodes the Radioactive Atoms Could Decimate Life on Earth

Stars are relatively constant, varying only slightly in brightness over years
Supernovae, explosions of massive stars, are rare and typically remote events
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