Lofty flashes come down to earth

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Meteorologist Walter Lyons invited 16 research groups to his Ft Collins, CO, home to collect data on the flashes of color high above a thunderstorm, a regular sight from his yard. Measurements suggest that both pulsed energy from lighting bolts and a slower electrostatic mechanism are at work.

Research, Meteorological optics, Atmospheric optics, Thunderstorm electricity

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NCAR: doing quality science in a 'garage for planes.' (National Center for Atmospheric Research)

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NCAR is under fire. Researchers outside NCAR charge that the agency is neglecting its mission to cooperate with the larger atmospheric science community. Scientists within NCAR claim that NCAR places too much emphasis on outside research and neglects more important, inside projects.

Management, United States. National Center for Atmospheric Research

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Cheapest mission finds moon's frozen water

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The Lunar Prospector is one of the cheapest and most efficient missions of NASA's Discovery program. The Prospector proved its worth by uncovering definitive evidence of water frozen near the lunar poles.

Discovery and exploration, Moon, Moon exploration, Lunar Prospector (Space probe)

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