Thunderstorms in the tropics are literally radioactive, according to a team of researchers that recently used a retrofitted spy plane to survey the phenomena. “FGFs are typically much weaker ...

Theoretically, if one of these gamma-ray bursts happened within 1,000 light-years of Earth, it could wipe out all life on our planet. Astronomers have cataloged a stunning treasure trove of over ...

There’s more to thunderclouds than rain and lightning. Along with visible light emissions, thunderclouds can produce intense bursts of gamma rays, the most energetic form of light, that last for ...

A team of international scientists has identified a new type of gamma-ray emission from thunderclouds, enhancing our understanding of storm dynamics and lightning formation, with significant ...

Armed with sensors to measure gamma rays, lightning flashes and microwave emissions, the team conducted 10 flights over storm clouds in the Caribbean and Central America, at an altitude of 20 km ...

A recurrent nova, known as the Blaze Star or T Coronae Borealis, is predicted to soon appear in the night sky. But the exact ...

T Coronae Borealis is a 'dead star,' but is set to explode in grand fashion. Will you be able to see it happen? Here's what ...

This is where the world’s first atomic ...

Big thunderstorms continuously emit gamma rays that are undetectable from the ground, two studies said on Wednesday, upending what was previously thought -- and potentially pointing towards a clue ...