What's the deadliest part of a supernova explosion? To estimate this we have to look at what the actual destructive ...

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 ...

For years, astronomers have searched for the origins of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays, the most powerful particles in the universe. These energetic travelers move at nearly the speed of light, packing ...

"We would like to understand the difference between these systems, which holds the clue to understand just how many cosmic rays are produced in the jets of microquasars." ...

Want to see cosmic rays? You might need a lot of expensive exotic gear. Nah. [The ActionLab] shows how a cup of coffee or cocoa can show you cosmic rays — or something — with just the right ...

Want to see cosmic rays? You might need a lot of expensive exotic gear. Nah. [The ActionLab] shows how a cup of coffee or cocoa can show you cosmic rays — or something — with just the right ...

Opinion High energy neutrinos are the coolest particles in astrophysics. Born in distant cosmic cataclysms, they speed ...

The radiation we receive from outer space is called cosmic radiation or cosmic rays. We also receive exposure from man-made radiation, such as X-rays, radiation used to diagnose diseases and for ...

Research has found black holes which 'nibble' on stars are contributing more than previously thought to the bombardment of 'cosmic rays' on Earth. Our world is constantly showered by particles ...

Astronomers led by Stanford University and Harvard believe the "remarkable" cosmic explosion could either be the first X-ray burster ever discovered in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a rare ...

Japanese researchers developed a system based on subatomic particles derived from high-energy cosmic rays to locate a person's position underground, something that existing navigation tools like ...

The additional mass allows it to penetrate through hundreds of metres of materials including brick and concrete. Cosmic ray muons are created in the atmosphere when so-called primary cosmic ray ...