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Old 12-01-2011, 04:25 PM
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Fermi observatory detects antimatter in Earth's thunderstorms

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To the great surprise of physicists and meteorologists alike, NASA's orbiting Fermi gamma-ray observatory has discovered that thunderstorms are emitting powerful bursts of antimatter into space.
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The research was also presented Monday at a Seattle meeting of the American Astronomical Society.

Full story in LA Times here -
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/...,7611573.story
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