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A Japanese team has conducted a pioneering study on terrestrial gamma-ray flashes (TGFs). These events, although brief, ...

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

The strong currents of air in thunderstorms can cause air and water to shoot up and down very quickly. When this happens, ...

Born of x-ray astronomy, a novel handheld gamma-optical camera stands at the nexus of medical and industrial imaging. By ...

Scientists may have discovered the most powerful particle colliders in the universe — and they're strewn throughout our ...

The stars in a binary can vary widely in mass, size, and brightness, and their interactions often shape their evolution in ...

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

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

The Sun’s most active region is turning to face Earth, bringing a chance of powerful solar storms and dazzling auroras ...