High energy cosmic rays are the most exotic things in the universe. A new way to observe them is to build a radio probe the size of Maryland and use the moon itself as the actual cosmic ray detector.

Space scientists seeking to understand the enigmatic origins of powerful cosmic rays have detected an extremely rare, ultra-high-energy particle that they believe traveled to Earth from beyond the ...

On April 9, 2024, a community of refugee students and their families, scientists, educators and policymakers celebrated an event three years in the making—the installation of five cosmic ray detectors ...

The Auger collaboration, which operates a cosmic ray observatory spanning 3000 km2 (~1158 sq mi) in the Argentine Andes, announces the observation of an unexpected structure in the spectrum ...

ANTARCTICA — Strange radio signals detected by a balloon-borne antenna over Antarctica sparked wild theories about physics-defying particles. Now, the world’s largest cosmic ray detector has delivered ...

SALT LAKE CITY — On Tuesday, a community of refugee students, their families, scientists and educators celebrated an event three years in the making: the installation of five cosmic ray detectors atop ...

Recently, there has been several breakthroughs in the study of atmospheric electricity using ground based cosmic ray detectors. The observations reported from these cosmic ray detectors, can lead to a ...

Cosmic rays bombarded the University of Nebraska-Lincoln city campus Thursday afternoon. Sounds serious. No need to worry, though. It happens all the time. Cosmic rays are everywhere. They come from ...

The Voyager 1 and 2 probes have detected a new kind of cosmic ray electron burst emanating from the Sun, decades after they started their missions. Astronomy just lost one of its vanguards, as Sir ...

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