Hacker News with Generative AI: Gamma Rays

Gold could come from some of the most violent stars in the universe (zmescience.com)
A sudden blast of gamma rays that swept past Earth in December 2004 is helping solve one of astrophysics’ biggest mysteries: where the universe’s heaviest elements—like gold and platinum—come from.
Overlooked Weather Phenomenon Produces Gamma Rays in Our Atmosphere (sciencealert.com)
The electrical effects of a thunderstorm are not confined just to high up in the atmosphere. Close to the ground, Earth's atmosphere hums with intense electric fields that accelerate particles, flinging electrons in ways that force atoms to glow with gamma rays.