Comments on: Scientists confirm theory that thunderstorms on Earth also produce gamma ray bursts

By: Robert Zimmerman

Robert Zimmerman — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 23:31:13 +0000

In reply to Jeff Wright. Jeff Wright: Vela was not a bomb test by anyone. The Vela constellation of satellites were launched by the U.S. to monitor the world for any above-ground nuclear bomb tests, in violiation of treaties between the U.S. and Russia. To do this they looked down for the kind of gamma ray radiation that such tests would give off. The sensors however were not sophisticated. They actually looked in all directions, and to the surprise of everyone, they also detected very short bursts coming from space randomly. Thus GRBs were discovered. It took almost three decades thereafter to discover that they were cosmological in distance.

By: Jeff Wright

Jeff Wright — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 23:25:52 +0000

To Jay

I think Vela was likely a nuclear test of either Israel and or South Africa

I do seem to remember some talk about Kapitsa Waves being a threat to aerospace.

Upward positive giants (superbolts) can trail off as Blue Jets if I recall correctly.

By: Robert Zimmerman

Robert Zimmerman — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 21:51:23 +0000

In reply to Michael McNeil. Michael McNeil: Thank you. Fixed.

By: Michael McNeil

Michael McNeil — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 21:26:42 +0000

2nd paragraph: “very distance” should be “very distant”.

By: Jay

Jay — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 19:02:25 +0000

Oh wow! So this discovery might answer the “Vela Incident”. In 1979, the Vela-10 satellite detected a nuclear detonation in the southern Indian Ocean, but there was no evidence from atmospheric testing of the area of radioactive fallout. There has been many hypothesis’, rumors, and conspiracies that it was either a detonation of a South African nuclear test or a meteorite strike on the satellite.
Since the satellite was built to detect the flash, X-rays, and gamma rays from a nuclear detonation, I wonder if it saw the lightning flash and picked up the gamma rays. A false positive.