During a thunderstorm, launching a rocket with copper wire attached to it is pretty much the exact opposite of what any sane person would do.
But when it's the only way to answer one of the mysteries of science, even scientists, usually the most rational of people, are willing to make an exception.
Last July, researchers from the Southwest Research Institute (SWRI) based in San Antonio, Texas, made the trip to Florida to do exactly that. Their mission? To capture the uncapturable, an image of thunder, specifically the sound waves that propagate from thunder's flashier counterpart. Read more...
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