The enigmatic origins of high energy cosmic rays
Expansion of Telescope Array in Utah’s West Desert will yield more clues about these mysterious particles that carry far more energy than an Earth-bound accelerator can deliver.
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Utah refugee teens build cosmic ray detectors
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Nearly 60 refugee students participated in InSPIRE, a program built from their cultures, languages and experiences to contribute to a worldwide project to measure cosmic ray activity on Earth.
Read MoreLightning, camera, gamma ray!
Researchers captured the first-ever video of a lightning-triggered terrestrial gamma ray flash.
Read MoreTelescope Array detects second highest-energy cosmic ray ever
Second only to the Oh-My-God particle, the newly dubbed Amaterasu particle deepens the mystery of the origin, propagation and particle physics of rare, ultra-high-energy cosmic rays.
Read MoreWill crullers around black holes dance?
Shining doughnut-like structures come from the radiation of the accretion flow around the black hole.
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