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Cosmic-ray particles help probe powerful electric fields inside thunderstorms

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  • Phys.org · October 2, 2026 04:00
    An instrument built to study cosmic rays has turned out to be a powerful tool for investigating thunderstorms. Earlier observations with the GRAPES-3 muon telescope revealed that thunderclouds can develop electrical potential differences far greater than those ever measured directly. But they also…