Showing posts with label thunderstorms. Show all posts
Showing posts with label thunderstorms. Show all posts
Thursday, April 06, 2017
Red ELVEs Sighted over Europe
Source - Space Weather News for April 6, 2017: http://spaceweather.com
RED ELVEs OVER EUROPE: The season for exotic lightning is underway. On April 2nd, a photographer in central Europe photographed a ring-shaped 'ELVE' hovering above the countryside of the Czech republic. The luminous ring, measuring 300 km in diameter and located ~87 km above Earth's surface, circled the top of an unusually intense thunderstorm far below. Red sprites danced around the circumference of the ELVE as the thunderhead shot pulses of electromagnetic radiation toward the edge of space. More of these upper atmospheric displays will surely be observed in the months ahead as spring and summer thunderstorms intensify.
Visit today's edition of Spaceweather.com for more information.
Thursday, April 28, 2016
Space Lightning over Texas
Source - Space Weather News for April 28, 2016: http://spaceweather.com
"SPACE LIGHTNING" OVER TEXAS: Last night, a photographer in Texas captured a magnificent display of sprites dancing atop a powerful thunderstorm near Dallas. Sprites are an exotic form of lightning that shoot up from thunderstorms, reaching toward space. The Texas display shows that sprite season is now underway in the northern hemisphere.
Visit http://spaceweather.com for more information and observing tips.
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Gigantic sprites appear over the USA
Source - Space Weather News for June 25, 2014: http://spaceweather.com
SPRITES OVER THE USA: This week, backyard photographers have been observing gigantic red sprites flickering over the USA. These electrical discharges, which occur high above thunderclouds, resemble enormous jellyfish and their glow can often be seen hundreds of miles away. A specimen highlighted on today's edition of Space Weather would dwarf Mt. Everest.
For more information and observing tips visit http://spaceweather.com.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
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.
The complete article can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/
A companion video is posted below and can also be viewed at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
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Thursday, February 24, 2011
The Mysterious Rumble of Thundersnow
Source - NASA Science News for Feb. 24, 2011
Last month, NASA scientists got a rare chance to study "thundersnow" first-hand when a freak winter storm rolled right over their research center.
FULL STORY at
http://science.nasa.gov/
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Thunderstorms Make Antimatter
Source - NASA Science News for Jan. 11, 2011
At any given moment, about 1800 thunderstorms are in progress somewhere around the globe. New observations by the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope show that many of these thunderstorms may be making antimatter.
FULL STORY at
http://science.nasa.gov/
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Are Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes Hazardous to Air Travelers?
Source - NASA Science News for February 10, 2010
Terrestrial gamma-ray flashes (TGFs) surge through thunderstorms at about the same altitude where commercial airliners fly. Do these blasts of gamma-radiation pose a hazard to air travelers? Researchers discuss the possibilities in today's story from Science@NASA.
FULL STORY at
http://science.nasa.gov/
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