Episode Title
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Series Title
Walkabout the Galaxy
Keywords
Antimatter
Disciplines
Astrophysics and Astronomy | Physics
Description
Antimatter, the stuff that lets the USS Enterprise fly about the galaxy is the topic of this episode of Walkabout the Galaxy because it's made in your garden variety thunderstorm. Lightning strikes have enough energy to drive nuclear reactions that produce antimatter electrons. Join the astroquarks for this and other heady topics such as the wobble of the Earth's axis in space trivia.
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© Joshua Colwell, All Rights Reserved
Date Created
12-11-2017
Item Type
Podcast
Type
article
Length of Episode
44:00
Recommended Citation
Colwell, Joshua; Dove, Adrienne; and Cooney, James, "Antimatter from your Local Thunderstorm" (2017). Walkabout the Galaxy Podcast. 36.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/walkaboutthegalaxy/36
