You've heard of how mighty supernovas are, or of the ungodly amounts of energy released by gamma ray bursts. But astronomers ...

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

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has gifted us with some of the most stunning and detailed images of our universe. From distant galaxies and star-forming nebulae to colossal galaxy clusters, these ...

New research led by the University of Osaka reports the multi-sensor detection of an intense gamma-ray flash that occurred ...

A multi-sensor detection of an intense gamma-ray flash, which occurs when two lightning leaders collided, has been observed. Observations across a wide radiation spectrum enabled precise measurement ...

Gamma-ray bursts do not only occur in space, but also on Earth. Researchers from Japan have observed their formation during a thunderstorm for the first time. Gamma-ray bursts normally occur in ...

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

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