Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Thunderstorms Emit Beams of Antimatter, NASA Discovers

Thunderstorms Emit Beams of Antimatter, NASA Discovers: "For the first time, antimatter has been observed occurring naturally on Earth, as scientists using NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have documented beams of antimatter produced above thunderstorms.
The scientists think the antimatter particles are formed inside thunderstorms in terrestrial gamma-ray flashes associated with lightning. They estimate that about 500 gamma-ray flashes occur daily worldwide, but most go undetected."

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