The Firefly project is going to study Gamma Ray flashes in the Earth's atmosphere.  (Gee, where could the name have come from, it's a mystery that).  [Obligatory:  GAMMA RAYS WE'RE ALL GONNA DIIIIIIEEE]

From what I understand, which is basically nothing, these are similar to or connected with mega lightening events.  See, this is why settled science is such utter crap.  The entire existence of such events was unknown until the mid-1990's or so.  It turns out this happens far more frequently than expected.  What do we know about these events?  They happen.  That's basically it. 

For that matter, do you realize we still don't understand how lightening forms in the first place?  Really, the concept that we know much of anything about the physical world is shocking in its arrogance. 

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