ISS sensors show terrestrial gamma-ray flash and ionospheric UV emissions spurred by lightning
Wednesday, December 11, 2019 - 10:30
in Astronomy & Space
A team of researchers from Denmark, Norway, Spain and Italy has found that both terrestrial gamma-ray flashes and ionospheric ultraviolet emissions are spurred by lightning. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group describes their study of data from the Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor (ASIM) aboard the International Space Station (ISS), and what they found.