According to a radiation weather expert, a stream of high-energy particles from a supernova explosion may have triggered a ...

Chinese researchers have identified black holes as the likely source of the high-energy component of the cosmic-ray “knee.” Milestone findings released on November 16 by the Large High Altitude Air Sh ...

Earth sits in a harsh galaxy filled with high-energy particles that can strip atmospheres, scramble DNA, and sterilize worlds ...

A stream of high-energy particles from a distant supernova explosion may have caused a packed passenger jet to suddenly lose ...

A cosmological simulation study by researchers from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has systematically revealed, for the first time, how the interaction ...

In The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Franklin Richards is born with the Power Cosmic, an unlimited energy source linked to Galactus. Reed and Sue’s exposure to cosmic radiation during conception causes ...

Ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays are the most energetic and rarest of particles in the universe – and also one of the most enigmatic. Benjamin Skuse reveals how cosmic-ray mysteries are continuing to test ...

Final results from the University of Utah's High Resolution Fly's Eye cosmic ray observatory show that the most energetic particles in the universe rarely reach Earth at full strength because they ...

Particles smaller than an atom hurtle through the universe nearly at the speed of light, blasted into space from something, somewhere, in the cosmos. A scientific collaboration of the Pierre Auger ...

By harnessing the Speed Force, DC Comics ’ Flash is the fastest being in comic book history, capable of moving at speeds that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it. One of the great mysteries in science is determining not only what's ...

Cosmic rays. Artwork of high-energy particles and radiation from a star in deep space (cosmic rays) impacting molecules and atoms in the Earths atmosphere. These primary impacts cause a secondary ...