The Milky Way glows brightly in first-of-its-kind neutrino image
IceCube has produced the first neutrino image of the Milky Way, revealing high-energy particle activity concentrated along our…
The Oh-My-God particle still defies explanation
On the evening of October 15, 1991, the University of Utah’s Fly’s Eye detector at Dugway Proving Ground…
NASA’s Fermi Mission Uncovers Possible Sibling Supernova Remnants
A new study of two supernova remnants, the debris left behind after stars explode, suggests the explosions came…
The Amaterasu Particle May Not Be a Proton at All, New Research Suggests
In 2021, scientists detected a cosmic ray entering Earth’s atmosphere with as much kinetic energy as a fast-moving…
A binary star breaks the 100 TeV barrier, rewrites cosmic particle limits
For years, scientists have searched for the sources of the most energetic particles in our galaxy, cosmic rays…
God’s play? Chinese scientists catch cosmic rays meddling in quantum computer operation
Researchers in China said they have found the first evidence that subatomic particles from cosmic rays may be…
Two Anomalous Radio Signals Detected Coming from Antarctic Ice
The unusual radio pulses were detected by the Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA) experiment, a range of instruments…
Signal from Antarctic ice defies known laws of particle physics
A cosmic ray detector flying high above Antarctica has picked up bizarre signals that scientists say challenge established…
Scientists may have discovered the most powerful particle collider in the universe
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Mysterious Cosmic Radiation is “a Very Serious Problem” for Astronauts—New Research Could Finally Reveal Its Origins
New research from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology may finally answer the question of the power…