Lightning is a phenomenon that has fascinated humanity since time immemorial, providing a stark example of the power and ...

For the first time, scientists have caught lightning in the act of unleashing a powerful burst of gamma radiation known as a ...

The Franco-Chinese space mission SVOM has just entered a new phase: after nine months of testing, the satellite is officially ...

Japanese researchers captured rare gamma-ray flash from lightning collision using advanced multi-sensor detection system.

A gamma-ray burst is a cataclysmic event caused by star death or the merger of black holes or neutron stars. It only lasts ...

When Lightning Strikes, So Do Gamma Rays. On January 30, 2023, at 01:13 AM local time, lightning struck Tower 1. A downward ...

"Gamma-ray bursts can be seen at incredibly large distances because they are so luminous." Hakkila says that because gamma-ray bursts are related to dying stars or the collision of two dead stars ...

Scientists were trying to unravel the mystery of gamma ray bursts detected during lightning storms when they witnessed ...

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

Scientists have long known that thunderstorms can produce gamma rays ... Researchers had observed two forms of thunderstorm gamma-ray emissions: relatively long-lived “glows” lasting hundreds ...

This visible-light afterglow can be photographed with medium to large-sized telescopes on Earth for hours, days, or even weeks following the initial gamma-ray burst. The afterglow starts to fade ...

before we can jump into our gamma ray-powered rockets to explore the neighboring galaxy, scientists have to overcome the beam coherence problem. Back in 2019, University of California, Riverside ...