Cosmic rays
How collisionless shock waves can accelerate particles to extreme speeds?
Breakthrough in understanding cosmic particle accelerators.
Most powerful cosmic rays ever detected
H.E.S.S. collaboration detects the most energetic cosmic-ray electrons and positrons ever observed.
Scientists observed cosmic-ray extensive air showers with unprecedented precision
“A new lens” into the Universe’s most energetic particles.
Telescope captured charge-sign dependent cosmic ray modulation
The results indicate that cosmic ray electron count rates are strongly influenced by the solar modulation.
Helium nuclei research improves understanding of the origin and propagation of cosmic rays
Further evidence of spectral hardening and softening of cosmic ray particles.
Scientists recreated small solar flares in large laser bodies
Scientists used high-powered lasers to make small solar flares to study magnetic reconnection.
Cosmic time synchronizer: Synchronizing devices on Earth using cosmic rays
Keeping time with the cosmos.
A map of interstellar grains in the Milky Way
They could, for the first time, explore the properties of the dust in central regions of the Galaxy.
New model to better understand cosmic ray transport characteristics
Probing deeper into origins of cosmic rays.
Precise measurement of the energy spectrum of cosmic-ray helium nuclei
The results are consistent with a charge-dependent softening energy of protons and helium nuclei.
Cosmic rays may limit qubit performance, impeding progress in quantum computing
Building quantum computers underground or designing radiation-proof qubits may be needed.
Astronomers investigated a luminous supernova remnant (SNR) W49B
Studying Supernova Remnants is essential to better comprehend their role in the evolution of galaxies, dispersing the heavy elements made in the supernova explosion...
WashU physicists launched SuperTIGER to study the origins of cosmic rays
The new research might also help explain how these energetic particles are accelerated to attain a speed that is close to the speed of...
NASA’s Voyager 2 could be nearing interstellar space
NASA's Voyager 2 probe, which is traveling through the outermost layer of the heliosphere, has detected an increase in cosmic rays that originate outside...
NASA’s NuSTAR mission proves superstar Eta Carinae shoots cosmic rays
Astronomers know that cosmic rays with energies more prominent than 1 billion electron volts (eV) come to us from beyond nearby planetary group. But...
Ultra-High-Energy Cosmic Rays Come from Galaxies Far, Far Away
A new study observed that the cosmic rays emerged from outside the milky way galaxy, making their way toward Earth. Scientists made this observation...