What's Made in a Thunderstorm and Faster Than Lightning? Gamma Rays! - NASA Science
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There are an estimated 1,800 thunderstorms occurring on Earth at any given moment. Over its first 10 years in space, Fermi spotted about 5,000 terrestrial gamma-ray flashes. But scientists estimate that there are 1,000 of these flashes every day – we’re just seeing the ones that are within 500 miles of Fermi’s regular orbits, which don’t cover the U.S. or Europe. Source link To Return to the Main Aggregate News…
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