So gamma rays emanating from SNR’s come from speeding protons. Cosmic rays are made of speeding protons. Case closed — or almost, anyway. It’s still circumstantial. “There are other ...

The study of cosmic rays and heliospheric physics bridges our understanding of high‐energy particles from distant astrophysical sources and the dynamic environment shaped by the solar wind and ...

Cosmic rays may play a role in triggering lightning, a new study suggests, offering an out-of-this-world answer to a long-standing mystery.

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

Cosmic Rays and Atmospheric Radiation Publication Trend The graph below shows the total number of publications each year in Cosmic Rays and Atmospheric Radiation.

New research published by Michigan State University astrophysicists could help scientists answer a century-old question: Where did galactic cosmic rays come from?

Scientists believe the “knee” marks the upper end of cosmic rays from our galaxy, and the “ankle” signals the start of rays from other galaxies.

"You know we haven't done enough research into the effects of cosmic rays!" Ben may have been right way back when Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created him and the rest of the Fantastic Four 64 years ago, ...