There are trillions of charged particles—protons and electrons, the basic building blocks of matter—whizzing around above ...

One of the ways to disturb electrons in the inner radiation belt and kick them into Earth’s atmosphere actually begins in the atmosphere itself. Lightning, the large electromagnetic discharges ...

Determining the culprit One of the ways to disturb electrons in the inner radiation belt and kick them into Earth’s atmosphere actually begins in the atmosphere itself. Lightning, the large ...