Antimatter caught streaming from thunderstorms on Earth

A space telescope designed to probe the farthest reaches of the cosmos has spotted beams of antimatter streaming from thunderstorms on Earth. Full Story »

Posted by Glenn LaBauve - via BBC News, NewsRack (Energy)
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Posted by: Posted by Glenn LaBauve - Jan 11, 2011 - 2:07 AM PST
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Edited by: Glenn LaBauve - Jan 11, 2011 - 8:56 PM PST
Patricia L'Herrou
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by Patricia L'Herrou - Jan. 13, 2011

while this is somewhat interesting and informative, it's missing other information which would give the story more context, as well as make it more interesting, such as the uses or possible uses of antimatter (some medical,) and what significance it may hold for energy or for further info on it's counterpart's, matter, particles.

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Don Bertschman
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by Don Bertschman - Jan. 13, 2011
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Glenn LaBauve
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by Glenn LaBauve - Jan. 11, 2011

An early release with more to come later

I think this is one of the most exciting discoveries in the geosciences in quite a long time” Steven Cummer Duke University More »

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Doug Greer
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by Doug Greer - Jan. 12, 2011

Some of the most important discoveries in science were made by accident.

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