article_snippet.sent: Scientists have used cosmic rays from the distant universe to study lightning and thunderclouds in unprecedented detail.
article_snippet.sent: Cosmic rays constantly bombard Earth’s atmosphere, and there have been some suggestions Scientists could even trigger lightning.
article_snippet.sent: But this particular experiment observed how cosmic rays were affected by lightning as Scientists passed through it - providing information on the electrical field of a given storm.
article_snippet.sent: Scientists in The Netherlands found the Lofar radio telescope could measure changes in lightning caused by cosmic rays (illustrated).
article_snippet.sent: Researchers found, almost by accident, that cosmic rays were a suitable probe to measure electric fields within thunderclouds.
article_snippet.sent: Cosmic rays probe the thunderclouds from top to bottom.
highlights_snippet.sent: Scientists in The Netherlands found the Lofar radio telescope could measure changes in lightning caused by cosmic rays .
  