ALOFT News Coverage

1. NRK Dagsrevyen (TV-news): "Forskning på lyn" (external link) (news clip 14, after ca 22 min)
2. NRK Vestlandsrevyen (TV-news): "Forsker på torden" (external link) (news clip nr 6, after ca 8 min)
3. Nature: "Mysterious form of high-energy radiation spotted in thunderstorms" (external link)  
4. Nature (podcast): "Strange gamma-ray flickers seen in thunderstorms for the first time" (external link)   
5. Nature: "Glowing gamma-rays solve thunderstorm conundrum" (external link)
6. Science News: "Thunderstorms churn up a ‘boiling pot’ of gamma rays" (external link)
7. NASA: "Via NASA Plane, Scientists Find New Gamma-ray Emission in Storm Clouds" (external link)
8. FOX28: "NASA satellites find most tropical lightning storms are radioactive" (external link)
9. Phys.org: "Surprising amount and variety of gamma radiation is produced in large tropical thunderstorms, observations reveal" (external link)
10. NRK: "Bergensforskarar og NASA avdekker hemmelegheitene i tordenskyar" (external link)    
11. forskning.no: "Norske forskere med nytt funn: Dette tordenværet bobler og koker med radioaktiv stråling" (external link)
12. Univ of Bergen: "Nytt gammastrålingsfenomen oppdaget med NASAs forskningsfly"
13. Univ of Bergen press release: "Bergensforskere avdekker lynets hemmeligheter" (external link)
14. Springer Nature (blog): "New findings: A game-changer?" (external link)
15. El País: "Spy plane observes how storms produce radioactive clouds and antimatter" (external link)
16. El País: "Un avión espía observa cómo las tormentas producen nubes radioactivas y antimateria" (external link)
17. Science: "Scientists discover new kind of gamma ray emission in thunderstorms" (external link)
18. Nature video/YouTube: "Mysterious GAMMA-RAY flickers spotted in tropical thunderclouds (external link)"
19. NPR (National Public Radio) podcast: "How do scientists study lightning? With a spy plane and some big storms" (external link)
20. Stuttgarter Zeitung: "Woher stammt das Gammaglühen in Gewittern? (external link)"
21. Teknisk Ukeblad: "Spionfly oppdaget gammaglimt i tordensky (external link)"
22. ABC: "Descubren que muchas tormentas eléctricas generan nubes radiactivas (external link)"
23. Smithsonian Magazine: "Scientists Use Cold War-Era Spy Plane to Find Unexpected Gamma Rays in Thunderstorms (external link)"
24. SciTech Daily: "Surprising Discovery: NASA’s Retrofitted U2 Spy Plane Reveals Tropical Lightning Storms Are Radioactive (external link)"
25. MSN: "Nature's Nuclear Reactors: Thunderstorms Routinely Produce Gamma Rays (external link)"
26. Le Journal de Montreal: "Les nuages des orages "bouillonnent" de rayons gamma (external link)"
27. Wired: "I temporali tropicali sono radioattivi, producono potentissimi raggi gamma (external link)"
28. Brattleboro Reformer: "Why most tropical lightning storms are radioactive (external link)"
29. BGR: "Scientists may have found the missing link to how lightning forms (external link)"
30. Borneo Bulletin: "A Shocking Discovery (external link)"
31. Pacific Daily News: "Why most tropical lightning storms are radioactive (external link)"
32. MEM Magazine: "‘Missing Link’ Gamma-Ray Radiation from Thunderclouds Discovered (external link)"
33. StandardSpeaker: "Why most tropical lightning storms are radioactive (external link)"
34. Futurity: "Big thunderstorms create a surprising amount of radiation (external link)"
35. Science Daily: "Most tropical lightning storms are radioactive (external link)"
36. NyTeknik: "Spionflyg upptäckte gammablixt i åskmoln – kan förklara blixtmysterium (external link)"
37. La Vanguardia: "La mitad de las tormentas eléctricas tropicales son radiactivas (external link)"
38. Aslinda: "Fırtınalar gökyüzünde gama ışınları üretiyor: Doğa olaylarının sıra dışı yüzü (external link)"
39. Geekweek: "Czy burze tropikalne są radioaktywne? Samolot odkrył niezwykłe zjawisko (external link)"
40. Bennington Banner: "Scientists discover intense bursts of gamma rays from thunderclouds (external link)"
41. Talker News: "Scientists discover intense bursts of gamma rays from thunderclouds (external link)"
42. Vision360: "Las grandes tormentas eléctricas tropicales son radiactivas (external link)"
43. notiuruguay: "Sorprendente radiación gamma en grandes tormentas tropicales (external link)"
44. Sci.News: "Gamma-Ray Emission from Tropical Thunderstorms Takes More Forms Than Previously Thought (external link)"
45. The Mountaineer: "Why most tropical lightning storms are radioactive (external link)"
46. Voice of Alexandria: "Why most tropical lightning storms are radioactive (external link)"
47. Metropolitano: "Raggi gamma dai temporali: spunta un nuovo fenomeno" (external link)
48. Eurasia Review: "Missing Link Found In Gamma Emission Phenomena From Thunderclouds" (external link)
49. Media Inaf: "Sondando il mistero dei raggi gamma nei temporali" (external link)
50. Newsweek: "Las tormentas emiten rayos gamma invisibles, un fenómeno más común de lo que se cree" (external link)
51. Sci.News: "Gamma-Ray Emission from Tropical Thunderstorms Takes More Forms Than Previously Thought" (external link)
52. University of Bath: "‘Missing link’ gamma-ray radiation from thunderclouds discovered (external link)"
53. El dia: "Las nubes de tormenta emiten rayos gamma" (external link)
54. AGI: "La maggior parte dei temporali è radioattiva" (external link)
55. Spotify (Nature podcast): "Strange gamma-ray flickers seen in thunderstorms for the first time" (external link)
56. Il Denaro: "Scienza, raggi gamma dai temporali: nuova scoperta nella fisica atmosferica" (external link)
57. Enerzine: "9 vols sur 10 confirment: les orages tropicaux sont des usines à rayons gamma" (external link)
58. Vanguardia: "Un misterio: Las grandes tormentas eléctricas tropicales son radiactivas" (external link)
59. Dziennik Naukowy: "Tropikalne burze generują zaskakującą ilość i różnorodność promieniowania gamma" (external link)
60. El Colombiano: "Los rayos gamma no son cosa de ciencia ficción: el fenómeno siempre estuvo frente a nuestras narices" (external link)
61. Informazione: "Sondando il mistero dei raggi gamma nei temporali" (external link)
62. Insurgente Press: "Sorprendente la radiación gamma en las grandes tormentas tropicales" (external link)
63. La Republica: «Las nubes tormentosas muestran una gran concentración de rayos gamma" (external link)
64. Mundiario: "Un avión espía revela cómo las tormentas producen nubes radioactivas y antimateria" (external link)
65. The Times-Tribune: "Why most tropical lightning storms are radioactive" (external link)
66. VivaSevilla: "Revelan que las grandes tormentas tropicales generan niveles de radiación" (external link)
67. La Sexta: "Un avión espía de la Guerra Fría capta que las grandes tormentas eléctricas son radiactivas" (external link)
68. Portfolio: "Kémrepülőgéppel vizsgálták kutatók a viharfelhőket: megdöbbentő dolgokat tapasztaltak" (external link)
69. Diario Libre: "Las nubes tormentosas muestran una gran concentración de rayos gamma" (external link)
70. Daily Galaxy: "NASA Researchers Discover New Types of Gamma-ray Emissions in Tropical Thunderstorms" (external link)
71. Finanz: "Scientists Find New Gamma-Ray Emission In Storm Clouds" (external link)
72. Media Indonesia: "Penemuan Semburan Sinar Gamma Berkedip dari Awan Petir" (external link)
73. Super: "Tempestades tropicais emitem mais radiação do que se imaginava, diz estudo" (external link)
74. Gosniipp: "В грозовых облаках нашли мерцающие гамма-вспышки" (external link)
75. HDblog: "I temporali sono radioattivi come piccole centrali nucleari | Studio" (external link)
76. Duke: "Most Tropical Lightning Storms Are Radioactive" (external link)
77. EurekAlert: "Most tropical lightning storms are radioactive" (external link)
78. MSN: "Retrofitted Cold War Spy Plane Shows That Most Tropical Storms Are Radioactive" (external link)
79. KTBS: "NASA satellites find most tropical lightning storms are radioactive" (external link)
80. RTT News: "Scientists Find New Gamma-ray Emission In Storm Clouds" (external link)
81. Nauka: "Тропически гръмотевични бури генерират изненадващо много и разнообразно гама лъчение" (external link)
82. Space Daily: "Most tropical thunderstorms emit gamma radiation" (external link)
83. Space Daily: "Scientists find new gamma-ray emission in storm clouds" (external link)
84. Earth: "Most tropical thunderstorms are radioactive" (external link)
85. Swissinfo: "Las grandes tormentas eléctricas tropicales son radiactivas" (external link)
86. France24: "Thunderstorms are a 'boiling pot' of gamma rays, scientists find" (external link)
87. France24: "Las nubes tormentosas muestran una gran concentración de rayos gamma" (external link)
88. 30science: "La maggior parte dei temporali è radioattiva" (external link)
89. Yahoo News: "Thunderstorms are a 'boiling pot' of gamma rays, scientists find" (external link)
90. Yahoo! Noticias: "Las tormentas emiten rayos gamma invisibles, un fenómeno más común de lo que se cree" (external link)
91. Yahoo! Noticias: "Las nubes tormentosas muestran una gran concentración de rayos gamma (external link)"
92. Popular Science: "NASA’s U-2 spy plane found gamma rays in 90% of lightning storms (external link)"
93. Selma Sun: "NASA satellites find most tropical lightning storms are radioactive (external link)"
94. Dawn: "Thunderstorms termed a ‘boiling pot’ of gamma rays (external link)"
95. South Florida Reporter: "Spy Plane Uncovers Radioactive Gamma Rays in Tropical Thunderstorms (external link)"
96. Science ORF: "Tropische Gewitter erzeugen oft Radioaktivität (external link)"
97. Newsweek: "Nature's Nuclear Reactors: Thunderstorms Routinely Produce Gamma Rays (external link)"
98. El Mundo: "Un avión espía reconvertido en laboratorio revela cómo las tormentas eléctricas generan radiación (external link)"
99. Tagesspiegel: "Gammablitz und Donner: Mit dem Spionageflugzeug zum Strahlungsausbruch (external link)"
100. Inverse: "A Retired Cold War Spy Plane Discovered Something Really Weird About Thunderstorms (external link)"
101. Insider Paper: "Thunderstorms are a ‘boiling pot’ of gamma rays, scientists find (external link)"
102. 20minutos: "Un avión espía de la Guerra Fría capta que las grandes tormentas eléctricas son radiactivas (external link)"
103. El Imparcial: "Estudio: Son radiactivas las grandes tormentas eléctricas tropicales (external link)"
104. Zakiganjonline: "Avião espião descobre raios gama radioativos em tempestades tropicais (external link)"
105. Le Soir: "Une "marmite bouillonnante" : des chercheurs font une découverte importante sur les orages (external link)"
106. Lanotadeldia: "Un avión espía retirado de la Guerra Fría descubrió algo realmente extraño sobre las tormentas eléctricas (external link)"
107. GZH: "Nuvens de tempestade mostram alta concentração de raios gama (external link)"
108. Larazon: "La mayoría de las tormentas eléctricas son radiactivas (external link)"
109. El Debate: "Un avión espía modificado por la NASA descubre que las grandes tormentas eléctricas tropicales son radiactivas (external link)"
110. Diario: "Sorprendente radiación gamma en grandes tormentas tropicales (external link)"
111. Cronista: "Scientists confirm that tropical storms approaching the country are radioactive (external link)"
112. The Mountaineer: "NASA satellites find most tropical lightning storms are radioactive (external link)"
113. Cadenaser: "Científicos sobrevuelan tormentas tropicales en un avión espía para descubrir que generan más radioactividad de lo que se pensaba (external link)"
114. Daily Journal: "Thunderstorms are a 'boiling pot' of gamma rays, scientists find (external link)"
115. LaPresse: "Les nuages des orages " bouillonnent " de rayons gamma (external link)"
116. Gizmodo: "Spy Plane Uncovers Radioactive Gamma Rays in Tropical Thunderstorms (external link)"
117. Gizmodo: "Avión espía revela rayos gamma radiactivos en tormentas tropicales (external link)"
118. IFLScience: "Retrofitted Cold War Spy Plane Shows That Most Tropical Storms Are Radioactive (external link)"
119. Welt der physik: "Seltsame Gammablitze in tropischen Gewittern (external link)"
120. Huffington Post: "Un avión espía descubre la radioactividad de un fenómeno meteorológico común (external link)"
121. Scinexx: "Brodelndes Gammaglühen in Gewittern entdeckt (external link)"
122. Labscienze: "Sondando il mistero dei raggi gamma nei temporali (external link)"
123. The Cheyenne Post: "Why most tropical lightning storms are radioactive (external link)"
124. iNoticias: "Un avión espía de EEUU se adentró en una tormenta tropical. Ha dado con algo sorprendente: son radioactivas (external link)"
125. La Comunidad y su Futuro: "Avión espía de EE.UU. explora tormenta tropical y encuentra materiales radioactivos (external link)"
126. La Depeche: "Les nuages des orages "bouillonnent" de rayons gamma (external link)"
127. Noticias: "Nuvens de tempestade mostram alta concentração de raios gama (external link)"
128. elVocero: "Sorprendente radiación gamma en grandes tormentas tropicales (external link)"
129. ZME Science: "U2 spy plane finds thunderstorms generate gamma rays all the time (external link)"
130. The Guam Daily Post: "NASA satellites find most tropical lightning storms are radioactive (external link)"
131. N+1: "В грозовых облаках нашли мерцающие гамма-вспышки (external link)"
132. Barrons: "Las Nubes Tormentosas Muestran Una Gran Concentración De Rayos Gamma (external link)"
133. Barrons: "Thunderstorms Are A 'Boiling Pot' Of Gamma Rays, Scientists Find (external link)"
134. Primicias: "Científicos descubren que las tormentas eléctricas generan radiación gamma de alta energía (external link)"
135. NCYT: "Tormentas terrestres que generan rayos gamma (external link)"
136. Public Now: "‘Missing link’ gamma-ray radiation from thunderclouds discovered (external link)"
137. Rutab: "Во время крупных гроз возникает много гамма-излучения Rutab.net (external link)"
138. The Mercury: "Thunderstorms are a 'boiling pot' of gamma rays, scientists find (external link)"
139. Sciences et Avenir: "Pourquoi la plupart des orages tropicaux sont-ils radioactifs? (external link)"
140. Infobae: "La mayoría de las tormentas eléctricas tropicales son radiactivas (external link)"
141. Infobae: "Sorprendente radiación gamma en grandes tormentas tropicales (external link)"
142. Infobae: "Las grandes tormentas eléctricas tropicales son radiactivas (external link)"
143. MIRAGE: "Key Link Found in Thundercloud Gamma Emissions (external link)"
144. MIRAGE: "Tropical Lightning Storms Found to Be Radioactive (external link)"
145. QuePasa Media Network: "Las grandes tormentas eléctricas tropicales son radiactivas (external link)"
146. AllSides: "Nature's nuclear reactors: Thunderstorms routinely produce gamma rays (external link)"
147. Meteoweb: "Raggi gamma sotto i tuoni: scoperte sconvolgenti sul loro ruolo nei temporali (external link)"
148. Futura: "Des chercheurs révèlent que les orages sont de " gigantesques marmites bouillonnantes de lueur gamma ": un phénomène insoupçonné (external link)"
149. Naked Science: "Физики обнаружили грозовые гамма-вспышки нового типа (external link)"
150. Spektrum: "Gammablitze lösen jahrhundertealtes Rätsel um Gewitte (external link)r"
151. Weird News: "Storm clouds generate strange gamma radiation (external link)"
152. Der Standard: "Umgebautes Spionageflugzeug wirft neues Licht auf die Entstehung von Blitzen (external link)"
153. Future Zone: "NASA entdeckt neue Art von Gammablitzen bei Gewittern (external link)"
154. Winfuture: "Spionageflieger zeigt: Gewitter bringt Gammastrahlung und Antimaterie (external link)"
155. Interesting Engineering: "Radioactive rain? NASA’s ex-spy plane reveals thunderstorms emit gamma rays (external link)"
156. Canaltech: "Tempestades tropicais são radioativas e este avião de guerra pode provar (external link)"
157. Donga Science: "지구 번개구름, 더 오래 넓게 '방사선' 내뿜는다 (external link)"
158. Medium: "Uncovering the Hidden Wonders of Thunderstorms: Scientists Discover New Gamma-ray Emissions (external link)"
159. The Universe: "Uncovering the Hidden Wonders of Thunderstorms: Scientists Discover New Gamma-ray Emissions (external link)"
160. Milenio: "Detectan partículas radiactivas en grandes tormentas eléctricas tropicales (external link)"
161. Physics Today: "Gamma-ray flashes offer clues about thunderstorm electrification (external link)"

Video with team presenters: https://nasa-ext.app.box.com/s/7qgbhbgeh3s1hwk4kt41ebg5g2ua3it2 (external link)

Digital Media Packet: https://nasa-ext.app.box.com/s/3oeq85hayb3cle7kozr9plvklmd3cs6k (external link)

NASA Overview: https://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/news/global-collaboration-leads-to... (external link)