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Thunderstorms hurling antimatter into space caught by Fermi (w/ Video)

Phys.org - Tue 11 Jan 11

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists using NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have detected beams of antimatter produced above thunderstorms on Earth, a phenomenon never seen before.

Thunderstorms Shoot Beams of Antimatter Into Space

Wired Science - Tue 11 Jan 11

SEATTLE -- Forget about gamma rays from the hearts of distant galaxies. Scientists now believe gamma rays, as well as beams of energetic particles of antimatter, are common components of lightning ...

Antimatter 'streams from storms'

BBC News - Tue 11 Jan 11

A space telescope designed to probe the farthest reaches of the cosmos has spotted beams of antimatter streaming from thunderstorms on Earth.

Today's weather: thunder and antimatter beams

ScienceNews - Mon 10 Jan 11

Positrons appear to be common in terrestrial lightning storms

Antimatter beams discovered above thunderstorms

USA today - Sat 15 Jan 11

Scientists say they've discovered antimatter beams shooting above thunderstorms, a never-before seen phenomenon.

Weather so severe it generates antimatter

Ars Technica - Thu 13 Jan 11

It turns out thunderstorms pack a much bigger punch than most people think. In the mid-1990s, we found that lightning and the associated electric field above a thunderstorm can be strong enough ...

Thunderstorms Proven to Create Antimatter, NASA Finds

FOXNews - Wed 12 Jan 11

Scientists using NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have detected beams of antimatter produced above thunderstorms on Earth, a phenomenon never seen before.

NASA'S Fermi Catches Thunderstorms Hurling Antimatter Into Space, Science @ NASA - Mon 10 Jan 11

Scientists' 'first direct evidence' thunderstorms blast antimatter clouds into space

Daily Mail - Wed 12 Jan 11

Spotted above thunderstorms around the world, the blasts were monitored by Nasa researchers using the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope.

Scientists monitor 'first direct evidence' of thunderstorms blasting antimatter clouds into space, Daily Mail - Tue 11 Jan 11

Thunderstorms on Earth blast antimatter into space

TG Daily - Wed 12 Jan 11

Scientists have for the first time discovered that antimatter is regularly being produced on Earth - by thunderstorms. read more

What's in a thunderstorm? Antimatter, for one

L.A. Times - Tue 11 Jan 11

Scientists are surprised to discover that lightning emits powerful bursts of antimatter into space.To the great surprise of physicists and meteorologists alike, NASA's orbiting Fermi gamma-ray ...

Thunderstorms Shoot Antimatter Beams Into Space

National Geographic - Tue 11 Jan 11

An orbiting spacecraft was recently hit by an intense beam of positrons that was traced back to a thunderstorm in Namibia, astronomers say.

Beams of Antimatter Blast Into Space From Earthly Thunderstorms, NASA Finds

Popular Science - Tue 11 Jan 11

Antimatter Beams Now you know what they look like. John Fowler via Flickr/CC licensed Thunderstorms produce beams of antimatter particles that rain into space, NASA scientists said this week, ...

Thunderstorms on Earth Hurl Antimatter Into Space

Livescience - Tue 11 Jan 11

Powerful thunderstorms on Earth can fling beams of antimatter into space, a new study finds.

Satellite catches thunderstorm producing antimatter bursts

Science a Go Go - Tue 11 Jan 11

Astronomers using the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope in orbit above the Earth have detected beams of antimatter produced above terrestrial thunderstorms, a phenomenon never seen before...

Thunderstorms proven to create antimatter

Watts Up With That? - Mon 10 Jan 11

Thunderstorms have been shown to create positrons and send them to space. As the late, great, Johnny Carson of the Tonight Show used to say, “That is some weird, wild, stuff“. NASA’s ...

Researchers Discover Antimatter in Thunderstorms

Newswise - Mon 17 Jan 11

A research team at The University of Alabama in Huntsville announced that the GBM telescope has detected beams of antimatter produced above thunderstorms on Earth by energetic processes similar ...

NASA's Fermi catches thunderstorms hurling antimatter into space

ScienceDaily - Tue 11 Jan 11

Scientists have detected beams of antimatter produced above thunderstorms on Earth -- a phenomenon never seen before. Scientists think the antimatter particles were formed in a terrestrial gamma-ray ...

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Anti-matter beaming out into space from Earth

Science Blog - Tue 11 Jan 11

Sometimes the news releases that cross my desk astonish me. This was one of them. It comes from NASA’s Fermi Gamma Ray Telescope. Fermi was launched in 2008, replacing the Compton Gamma ...

NASA Telescope Detects Atmospheric Antimatter

RedOrbit - Tue 11 Jan 11

NASA scientists have discovered beams of antimatter being produced by thunderstorms here on Earth--a phenomenon that had never been observed before, the US space agency said on Monday.It is ...

Scientists explain link between chlamydia and ectopic pregnancy

Science Blog - Tue 11 Jan 11

Women who have had chlamydia are at greater risk of an ectopic pregnancy because of a lasting effect of the infection. A new study provides evidence for the first time of how chlamydia can increase...