The Milky Way glows brightly in first-of-its-kind neutrino image
IceCube has produced the first neutrino image of the Milky Way, revealing high-energy particle activity concentrated along our…
Scientists find evidence of a rare double supernova in the Jellyfish Nebula
Astronomers found evidence that the Jellyfish Nebula, or IC 443, and the fainter remnant G189.6+3.3 may have formed…
The Oh-My-God particle still defies explanation
On the evening of October 15, 1991, the University of Utah’s Fly’s Eye detector at Dugway Proving Ground…
Organic molecules can survive violent supernova explosions – fueling star and planet formation
A supernova remnant is supposed to be a rough neighborhood for a newborn star. Shock waves rip through…
NASA’s Fermi Mission Uncovers Possible Sibling Supernova Remnants
A new study of two supernova remnants, the debris left behind after stars explode, suggests the explosions came…
The Amaterasu Particle May Not Be a Proton at All, New Research Suggests
In 2021, scientists detected a cosmic ray entering Earth’s atmosphere with as much kinetic energy as a fast-moving…
Jupiter Accelerates Electrons to Near-Light Speed, Offering Clues to Cosmic Ray Origins
The giant planet’s bow shock isn’t just deflecting the solar wind, it’s acting as a powerful particle accelerator,…
A binary star breaks the 100 TeV barrier, rewrites cosmic particle limits
For years, scientists have searched for the sources of the most energetic particles in our galaxy, cosmic rays…
The DAMPE satellite just uncovered a major cosmic ray mystery
In most theories regarding particle acceleration and propagation, prominent features in cosmic ray spectra (e.g., acceleration limits or…
How The Cold Void Of Space May Have Kick‑Started Life
Even in the cold, airless regions between stars, cosmic dust grains can help stitch amino acids into short…
Voyager 2’s journey into interstellar space raises more questions than answers!
Voyager 2 continues to travel at over 55,000 kilometres per hour, moving deeper into interstellar space. Its power…
Underground Microbial Life Could Survive on Mars, Europa and Enceladus Using Cosmic Rays
Radiolysis induced by Galactic cosmic rays could provide a viable energy source for microbial metabolism in the subsurface…