Astronomers have made a historic discovery by directly detecting cosmic rays deep inside a dense, starless molecular cloud.

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

Cosmic rays inside a dense molecular cloud were measured for the first time, helping scientists better understand how stars begin forming.

For the first time, scientists have watched high‑energy cosmic rays at work deep inside a thick cloud of gas, not just at its outer surface. Using the High Altitude Water Cherenkov Observatory (HAWC), ...

Francesca Capel and Nadine Bourriche analyze the most energetic particle that has ever hit Earth and its possible origin in ...

Scientists are exploring the origins of the Amaterasu particle, an extremely energetic cosmic ray first detected in 2021, which carries unprecedented energy levels.

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 ...

Stars and planets form in cold, dense clouds of gas and dust, where cosmic rays are the dominant source of ionization and heating. Cosmic rays are high-energy particles, including protons, electrons, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cosmic rays are now blamed for a scary experience midair during a JetBlue flight. The plane suddenly lost altitude while traveling ...

A space and radiation expert claims a JetBlue flight incident that left at least 15 people hospitalized may have been caused by "cosmic rays" The statement contradicts an explanation from Airbus, the ...

A jetliner was nearly knocked out of the sky and sent plummeting to a deadly crash that would have killed all onboard by a bizarre attack from outer space – an explosive burst of cosmic rays sent ...