Particles

In a breakthrough, Israeli researchers have measured invisible particles known as cosmic rays deep inside a dust cloud 400 light-years from Earth. The peer-reviewed study detecting these previously unobserved particles could help…

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links."Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story:CERN’s Super Proton Synchrotron will turn 50 in 2026—and it has a resonant “ghost.”Using…

A stream of high-energy particles from a distant supernova explosion may have caused a packed passenger jet to suddenly lose altitude in late October, forcing an emergency landing.The incident took place on Oct. 30 and involved a…

The Europa Clipper spacecraft may soon be pummeled by charged particles — particles ripped away from the ion tail streaming from the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS.That's the new prediction from two European researchers whose computer code…

The Europa Clipper spacecraft may soon be pummeled by charged particles — particles ripped away from the ion tail streaming from the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS.That's the new prediction from two European researchers whose computer code…

A NASA rocket launched from near the North Pole has officially detected something first hypothesized more than 60 years ago: an ambipolar electric field sheathing the planet. According to an…