Answers to some of cosmology's most pressing questions are obscured by simple dust. It concerns the Cosmic Noon, a period of ...

Beneath the surfaces of distant planets, microbes might subsist on harsh radiation rather than starlight, a new study ...

László Oláh and Hiroyuki Tanaka combined muography, a geophysical imaging technique that uses subatomic cosmic ray muons, ...

When we think about how radiation effects life, we usually have a negative picture in our head, but on Mars, radiation could ...

The researchers ran simulations of radiolysis at work in key locations in the Solar System to figure out how much energy it could potentially produce. By their calculations, Saturn's moon Enceladus is ...

The hypothesis could extend the search for extraterrestrial life to include frigid planets with thin atmospheres and underground water.

Mars, Europa and Enceladus are the three most promising locations in the solar system to search for life living off cosmic ...

A recent investigation by researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi suggests that cosmic rays—high-energy particles that travel through ...

Astronomers found hidden cosmic channels, like tunnels, connecting our solar system to distant stars, reshaping views of ...

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Cosmic rays, which are high-energy charged particles originating from various astrophysical sources, traverse vast distances and undergo multiple deflections by magnetic fields.

Technical Terms Cosmic Rays: High-energy particles, mainly protons and atomic nuclei, originating from outer space and impacting the Earth's atmosphere.