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Title: ISS "Firestation" to Explore the Tops of Thunderstorms‏
Post by: Dingo on September 11, 2013, 02:39:53 PM
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.

FULL STORY: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2013/10sep_firestation/ (http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2013/10sep_firestation/)

VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNmUfcc_zBk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNmUfcc_zBk)