ALBUFEIRA

Hoje por volta da hora do lanche vi no Céu de Albufeira Matéria e Antimatéria a aniquilarem-se (com chuva, relâmpagos e trovões).

Every Time Lightning Strikes, Matter-Antimatter Annihilation Happens too

A Kyoto University-based team has unraveled the mystery of gamma-ray emission cascades caused by lightning strikes

Credit: Kyoto University/Teruaki Enoto

“We have this idea that antimatter is something that only exists in science fiction. Who knew that it could be passing right above our heads on a stormy day? ”

(Teruaki Enoto/ Kyoto University)

(texto/inglês e imagem: Matt Williams/uiversetody.com)