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Telescope Array detects second highest-energy cosmic ray ever

In 1991, the University of Utah Fly’s Eye experiment detected the highest-energy cosmic ray ever observed. Later dubbed the Oh-My-God…

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A mysterious, incredibly energetic cosmic ray has smashed into Earth

Illustration of an ultra-high-energy cosmic ray hitting Earth Osaka Metropolitan University/L-INSIGHT, Kyoto University/Ryuunosuke Takeshige Astronomers have detected the second most…

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A rare, extremely energetic cosmic ray has mysterious origins

The “Oh-My-God” particle has a new companion. In 1991, physicists spotted a particle from space that crashed into Earth with…

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Bright gamma ray burst might mean space is more transparent than we thought

GRB221009A surrounded by dust rings, pictured by the XMM-Newton X-ray space observatory ESA/XMM-Newton/M. Rigoselli (INAF) The unexpectedly powerful light from…

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