Cosmic particles with phenomenal energy have puzzled scientists for decades. A new theory may finally unveil their origin.

For over six decades, the origin of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs), the highest-energy particles in the universe, has ...

A new paper provides scientists with a groundbreaking tool for understanding cataclysmic events. Physicist Glennys Farrar has ...

Astronomers have long been puzzled by two strange phenomena at the heart of our galaxy. First, the gas in the central ...

A groundbreaking discovery has rocked the field of neutrino astronomy—scientists have detected an ultra-high-energy neutrino ...

That something else, Shao believes, is cosmic ray showers. Cosmic ray showers are cascades of high-energy particles triggered in the atmosphere by cosmic rays — bursts of charged hydrogen nuclei ...

Scientists have revealed a hidden trigger of lightning that could resolve a centuries-old weather mystery. Earth is struck by some 44 bolts of lightning each second, on average. Despite this, ...

The research team found that cosmic ray showers, particles from outer space, play a pivotal role in creating the paths which ignite lightning flashes within thunderstorms. Cosmic rays travel ...

Cosmic rays may play a role in triggering lightning on Earth, a new study suggests. | Credit: Jan Drahokoupil / 500px / Getty Images Cosmic rays may offer an out-of-this-world answer to a long ...

If dark matter is creating positrons in the CMZ, those particles will eventually slow down and eventually annihilate with ...