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Astronauts traveling to the Moon kept seeing mysterious flashes of light in the dark, until scientists discovered they were actually seeing cosmic radiation passing through their heads. The phenomenon revealed what deep space radiation looks like from the inside of a human skull.
The puzzling Amaterasu particle, one of the most energetic cosmic rays ever detected, may actually be an ultraheavy atomic nucleus rather than a proton. This breakthrough could finally explain where the universe's most powerful particles come from.
A Chinese space telescope just detected a mysterious pattern hidden in cosmic rays from across the galaxy, solving a puzzle physicists have been chasing since 1912. The discovery could finally reveal how the universe's most energetic particles get their incredible power.
A NASA experiment just spent 23 days floating above Antarctica, using an ice sheet the size of a continent to catch signals from the most energetic particles in the universe. The mission could reveal secrets about black holes, neutron stars, and physics beyond anything we can create on Earth.
After a century of searching, scientists have discovered a universal pattern that explains how the most powerful particles in the universe behave. The breakthrough could finally reveal where cosmic rays come from and how they travel across space.
Researchers think they've cracked one of space's biggest puzzles: where the most powerful particles in the universe come from. The answer could lie in ultraheavy atomic nuclei surviving epic journeys across the cosmos.
Researchers in China have discovered a natural particle accelerator in our galaxy that produces energy levels far beyond anything humans can create on Earth. The finding could unlock new ways to understand how the universe works.
Mining companies are using subatomic particles from space to map precious minerals deep underground, making extraction safer and more efficient. The breakthrough could help meet surging demand for copper and other critical minerals needed for clean energy.
Scientists used cosmic rays trapped in tiny crystals to unlock how Australia's iconic red landscape transformed over 40 million years. The discovery explains why one mine now produces a quarter of the world's zircon, a mineral used in ceramics you probably own.