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 lighting ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Researchers have detected an extremely energetic cosmic ray from an unknown source in the universe. The detection of a ...

Tens of kilometers above Earth's surface, high-energy particles from outer space constantly strike the atmosphere, creating ...

There are plenty of mysteries in the cosmos, and researchers from the University of Utah have found a new clue in one from more than 30 years ago. In 1991, scientists detected a cosmic ray so powerful ...

Fermilab’s Mu2e experiment has reached a critical assembly stage with its 60-ton cosmic-ray veto system in the detector hall, ...

Artist’s illustration of extensive air showers induced by ultra-high-energy cosmic rays. Credit: Toshihiro Fujii/L-INSIGHT/Kyoto University Cosmic rays are highly energetic subatomic particles ...

The surface detector array of the Telescope Array experiment, deployed by helicopter. Credit: Institute For Cosmic Ray Research, University Of Tokyo Around 30 years ago, scientists in Utah were ...

Scientists from the Telescope Array Collaboration have detected an ultrahigh-energy cosmic ray, a discovery that’s challenging our current understanding of exotic cosmic phenomena and their origins.

The Universe teems with extreme environments, ranging from the very coldest temperatures to the highest energy sources possible. As a consequence, extreme objects such as supernova remnants, pulsars ...

These cosmic rays typically come from the extremely distant universe, from ultrapowerful events such as supernovas and quasars. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Georgia State Regents’ Professor of Physics and Astronomy Xiaochun He and his students have developed a detector to measure cosmic rays and investigate how space weather can impact our changing ...