Science tells us that our noticing of correlations is pure mysticism, but occasionally it ends up walking that back and ...

Detected in 2021, the Amaterasu particle ranks among the most energetic cosmic rays ever observed, carrying an estimated 244 ...

Astronomers have made a historic discovery by directly detecting cosmic rays deep inside a dense, starless molecular cloud.

An illustration of a young solar system immersed in high-energy cosmic rays from a nearby supernova. Unlike considering only direct injection of supernova ejecta, this process naturally explains key ...

Francesca Capel and Nadine Bourriche analyze the most energetic particle that has ever hit Earth and its possible origin in ...

A newly detected X-ray transient may reveal the first direct evidence of an intermediate-mass black hole consuming a white dwarf. A newly observed cosmic outburst is giving astronomers a rare glimpse ...

Some of the universe’s most extreme explosions leave behind almost no trace. The original explosion is unseen, but our ...

New analysis by Francesca Capel and Nadine Bourriche narrows possible sources of the Amaterasu cosmic ray, suggesting nearby galaxies like M82 rather than the Local Void.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cosmic rays are now blamed for a scary experience midair during a JetBlue flight. The plane suddenly lost altitude while traveling ...

Cosmic ray and astroparticle detectors comprise experimental techniques and instrumentation designed to measure high-energy particles and radiation originating from space, including charged cosmic ...