Scientists use high-energy particles from space to probe thunderstorms
Monday, June 1, 2009 - 13:35
in Physics & Chemistry
MELBOURNE, FLA.?Florida Institute of Technology researchers are trying to solve one of the great mysteries in nature: how thunderstorms make lightning. Because, in principle, lightning is a big spark it should behave like other sparks?like the ones created when we touch a door knob on a dry day.