Fermi improves its vision for thunderstorm Gamma-ray flashes
Thursday, December 6, 2012 - 12:50
in Astronomy & Space
Thanks to improved data analysis techniques and a new operating mode, the Gamma-ray Burst Monitor aboard NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is now 10 times better at catching the brief outbursts of high-energy light mysteriously produced above thunderstorms.