ISS "Firestation" to Explore the Tops of Thunderstorms

Source - NASA Science News for Sept. 10, 2013

Sometimes, Earth mimics a supernova, producing a Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flash from the tops of thunderstorms. A new lightning sensor on the International Space Station could solve the mystery of these energetic bursts.

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New Gamma-Ray Burst Smashes Cosmic Distance Record

Source - NASA Science News for April 28, 2009

A gamma-ray burst detected by NASA's Swift satellite has smashed the previous distance record for the most powerful explosions in the Universe. Researchers are calling it "an incredible find" and a "true blast from the past."

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Record-setting Gamma-ray Burst Detected

Source - NASA Science News for February 20, 2009

NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has detected a record-setting gamma-ray burst with the greatest total energy and fastest motions ever seen.

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