Cosmic rays, predominantly high-energy particles originating from outside the Solar System, interact with Earth’s atmosphere to produce a complex radiation environment. This continuous bombardment ...
Cosmic rays are particles from outer space that travel across the universe. They can be made by the sun, by other stars exploding, and even black holes. They move extremely fast, nearly the speed of ...
"You know we haven't done enough research into the effects of cosmic rays!" Ben Grimm, Fantastic Four #1, 1961 Ben may have been right way back when Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created him and the rest of ...
Scientists from the Telescope Array Collaboration have detected an ultrahigh-energy cosmic ray, a discovery that’s challenging our current understanding of exotic cosmic phenomena and their origins.
Cosmic rays, high-energy particles that travel through space, have puzzled scientists for decades. One particular feature of their energy spectrum—the “knee”—has long remained a mystery. Recent ...
Earth is under constant bombardment by cosmic rays, showers of high-energy particles that blast our planet from all directions at near light speed. While this might sound like the precursor to a ...
Many massive stars explode as supernovae. If cosmic-ray baths are common in such environments, then the thermal histories that shaped Earth's interior may be common as well. This realization has ...