When lightning strikes: Gamma-ray burst unleashed by lightning collision

World-First Study Reveals How Lightning Sparks Gamma-Ray Flashes

The very moment two electrical currents slam together to form a lightning bolt has been captured, revealing for the first time the role this process plays in generating powerful gamma rays right here on Earth. The observation confirms the hypothesis that the terrestrial gamma-ray flashes, or TGFs, associated with lightning are the result of a powerful electrical field accelerating electrons to nearly the speed of light.In observations conduc…

What happens when lightning strikes a plane?

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- As the end of May approaches, summer travel season is picking up, and so are summer storms. ABC57 Meteorologist Oliver Moster recently found himself at an interesting intersection when his plane got struck by lightning.

When lightning strikes: Gamma-ray burst unleashed by lightning collision

Lightning is a phenomenon that has fascinated humanity since time immemorial, providing a stark example of the power and unpredictability of the natural world. Although the study of lightning can be challenging, scientists have, in recent years, made great strides in developing our understanding of this extreme spectacle.

Gamma rays flared as this lightning bolt formed

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

The collision of two lightning strikes in the manufacture has produced an extremely short but extremely energetic flash of gamma rays. This first observation of this kind can help explain a source of some of the most energetic radiations on the Earth. Researchers have for years the production of gamma rays at [...]

The lightning bolt came into existence when the Gamma rays were enhanced and distorted

An intense but brief explosion of gamma rays was caused by the collision of two lightning bolts that were in the process of producing such a wave....