Scientists have revealed a hidden trigger of lightning that could resolve a centuries-old weather mystery. Earth is struck by ...

Trillions upon trillions of cosmic rays hit the Earth every day. The vast majority of them are blocked by Earth’s atmosphere and magnetic field, but sometimes they will strike particles in the ...

The "cosmic pinwheel" that astronomers feared could one day shower Earth with lethal gamma rays may not be as dangerous as ...

In a recent study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, scientists from Los Alamos National ...

"We would like to understand the difference between these systems, which holds the clue to understand just how many cosmic rays are produced in the jets of microquasars." ...

Research has found black holes which 'nibble' on stars are contributing more than previously thought to the bombardment of 'cosmic rays' on Earth. Our world is constantly showered by particles ...

This isotope is continuously produced in the upper atmosphere when highly energetic cosmic rays strike air molecules. The strikes break apart the main components of our air – nitrogen and oxygen ...

Want to see cosmic rays? You might need a lot of expensive exotic gear. Nah. [The ActionLab] shows how a cup of coffee or cocoa can show you cosmic rays — or something — with just the right ...

Scientists from the University of Tokyo and NEC Corp. noted that cosmic-ray muons readily pass through ... Generated when high-energy particles in space strike the atmosphere above Earth, muons ...