'Killer electrons' play pinball with space weather around Earth 

 "Killer electrons" stashed in radiation belts around Earth could be dislodged by lightning to create a game of "cosmic pinball" that influences space weather around our planet. 

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https://www.space.com/killer-electrons-lightning-space-weather-pinball