High-energy cosmic rays, 10 million times more powerful than particles accelerated in Earth's strongest atom smasher, may ...

A long-standing cosmic mystery is beginning to yield new clues as researchers uncover a strikingly consistent pattern in the ...

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Cosmic rays traveling through space may provide enough energy to sustain life even in incredibly cold and dark environments, a new study suggests. The staggeringly energetic neutrino likely came from ...

There may be an ultraheavy explanation for the mystery surrounding the origins of the highest-energy particles ever observed.

New cosmic ray clue: Scientists propose that ultraheavy nuclei could explain how the most energetic cosmic rays reach Earth. Survival advantage: Ultraheavy nuclei lose energy more slowly in space, ...

This spring, physics has delivered a trifecta of breakthroughs that are reshaping our grasp of the universe: a landmark fusion agreement for stellarators, a new form of quantum matter called a time ...

Scientists may have finally uncovered the mystery behind ultra-high-energy cosmic rays — the most powerful particles known in the universe. A team from NTNU suggests that colossal winds from ...

NASA's Artemis I mission takes a selfie of the Orion capsule on its way to the moon. Travel beyond the Earth's atmosphere and magnetic fields involves exposure to high levels of radiation from the sun ...

New analyses by the IceCube observatory could help scientists understand where neutrinos form and what is producing them ...

A century after their discovery, cosmic rays—particles of extreme energy originating from the far reaches of the ...