Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A study provides crucial clues about how cosmic objects send accelerated particles through space. Jets coming from quasars and ...

A microquasar's jets are creating shockwaves that could be creating the strange cosmic rays we see bombarding Earth. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Scientists have used a novel new approach to discover the potential origins of the sun goddess particle Amaterasu, the second ...

Astronomers have found a vast loop-like structure, 20 light years across, adjacent to the most massive star-forming region known in our galaxy. The loop, which was observed in X-ray wavelengths, is 15 ...

When massive stars reach the end of their life cycles, they often explode in dramatic cosmic events called supernovae. These powerful explosions not only scatter elements crucial for forming new stars ...

Composite image of the Tycho Supernova remnant. Shock waves from such explosive events are believed to be the main drivers behind cosmic rays. Scientists have come a step closer to understanding how ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...

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

Cosmic rays are extremely fast, charged particles that travel through space at nearly the speed of light. The Amaterasu particle was detected in 2021 by the Telescope Array experiment in the U.S. It ...

Nearly 100 years ago, scientists detected the first signs of cosmic rays — subatomic particles (mostly protons) that zip through space at nearly the speed of light. The most energetic cosmic rays hit ...

Scientists are seeking answers to a new outer space mystery after a telescope in Utah detected the most powerful cosmic ray seen in more than three decades, according to the authors of new research ...

Researchers have detected an extremely energetic cosmic ray from an unknown source in the universe. The detection of a cosmic ray with such high energy is "exceedingly rare" and the latest discovery, ...