Lightning Armageddon Over Hilo, Hawaii

This video is from the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope on Mauna Kea facing Hilo, Hawaii. It shows last night's unusual thunderstorm over the east side of the island.

Published on Dec 30, 2013

Dark Lightning

Researchers studying thunderstorms have made a surprising discovery:

The lightning we see with our eyes has a dark competitor that discharges storm clouds and flings antimatter into space. 

Astrophysicists and meteorologists are scrambling to understand "dark lightning."