Thunderstorms Shoot Antimatter Beams Into Space

Thunderstorms can shoot beams of antimatter into space—and the beams are so intense they can be spotted by spacecraft thousands of miles away, scientists have announced. Most so-called normal matter is made of subatomic particles such as electrons and protons. Antimatter, on the other hand, is made of particles that have the same masses and spins as their counterparts but with opposite charges and

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"Nobody knows why some thunderstorms produce gamma rays while most do not." It remains to be investigated.