In a recent breakthrough, Dr. Huo Zhipeng and his student Chen Zuoyang from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the ...

For the first time, scientists have caught lightning in the act of unleashing a powerful burst of gamma radiation known as a terrestrial gamma-ray flash (TGF). Researchers at the University of ...

Then they waited. When Lightning Strikes, So Do Gamma Rays. On January 30, 2023, at 01:13 AM local time, lightning struck Tower 1. A downward negative stream of electric charge—called leader ...

A study led by The University of Osaka observed the incident using a multi-sensor. Known as a terrestrial gamma-ray flash (TGF), the intense burst of radiation synchronized with a lightning discharge.

Prior to these new results, a phenomenon known as curvature radiation was the leading explanation for the Crab’s pulsed gamma-ray emission. Curvature radiation is produced when a high-energy charged ...

We all know that Bruce Banner became the Incredible Hulk when he was exposed to gamma radiation. Now, with the release of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, we’ve got our first look at another member of ...

The mechanism behind these gamma rays involves electrons being accelerated to relativistic speeds—close to the speed of light—by the enormous electric fields—as strong as 100 million AA ...

To reduce the strength of incoming gamma rays by a billion, you need 13.8 feet (4.2 meters) of water, 6.6 feet (2 m) of concrete or 1.3 feet (0.39 m) of lead, according to the radiation protection ...

A study published in Science Advances, led by researchers from The University of Osaka, describes a world-first observation of an intense burst of radiation, known as a terrestrial gamma-ray flash ...

Thunderstorms are known to generate gamma rays, the highest energy radiation on Earth. But pinning the burst to a specific bolt is new.

A new radiation-based mechanism adds to the ways that amino acids could have been made in space and brought to the young Earth. In 2021, the Hayabusa2 space mission successfully delivered a morsel of ...

Thunderstorms create a lot of wind, rain, and lightning, but many people aren’t necessarily aware of another common byproduct: gamma radiation.Thanks to a creative retrofit of an old U-2 spy ...