This study uncovers terrestrial gamma-ray flashes produced by lightning, offering new insights into Earth's powerful ...

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

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

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

This radiation received its name — gamma-rays — simply because gamma is the third letter in the Greek alphabet after alpha and beta. Unbeknownst to Villard and his cohorts in the early 1900s ...

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

O'Connor, who specializes in the study of massive cosmic explosions, explained that gamma-ray radiation associated with GRBs is produced by a collimated jet of material moving at nearly the speed ...

This first-of-its-kind observation may help explain an origin of some of the most energetic radiation on Earth. Researchers have for years linked the production of gamma rays to the acceleration ...

On October 9, 2022, an intense pulse of gamma-ray radiation swept through our solar system, overwhelming gamma-ray detectors on numerous orbiting satellites, and sending astronomers on a chase to ...

Gamma rays are weightless, high-energy packets of electromagnetic radiation — the same stuff that makes up light. However, while visible light can comfortably light up a room, gamma rays can penetrate ...

Gamma radiation is produced as well, in bursts called terrestrial gamma-ray flashes (TGFs), which can last up to 100 microseconds, followed by longer afterglows. Existing data seemed to suggest ...