Scientists may have finally uncovered the mystery behind ultra-high-energy cosmic rays — the most powerful particles known in ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A new study suggests that cosmic rays could enable life to exist outside of traditional habitable ...

Cosmic radiation could be a boon for subsurface life on worlds such as Europa (left), Mars (center) and Enceladus (right), according to a new study. The traditional astrophysical recipe for life as we ...

There are signs deep beneath the Pacific Ocean that an exploding star once sent cosmic rays blasting out towards Earth, and ...

XRISM found a slow, thick wind from a neutron star, pointing to temperature as the key driver of cosmic wind behavior. The ...

Cosmic rays traveling through space may provide enough energy to sustain life even in incredibly cold and dark environments, a new study suggests. reading time 2 minutes The search for alien life is ...

The study revealed that muon scattering measurements lasting for just a few hours can predict nuclear material amounts in ...

Astronomers recorded the longest gamma-ray burst in history, GRB 250702B, that may be a cosmic event completely new to ...

A new study reveals an intriguing possibility: asupernova explosion might have sent a surge of cosmic rays toward Earth ...

pt. I. Discovery -- The nature of the radiation -- Particles produced by the cosmic rays -- The primary cosmic radiation -- Radio waves from the galaxy -- Extensive air showers -- The origin of cosmic ...

Cosmic rays could be a vital source of energy for life on icy moons, on Mars, or even on rogue planets that wander alone between stars; it's possible, scientists say, that the phenomenon could create ...

NASA measures radiation over Greenland to improve aviation safety and validate models that predict cosmic doses polar flight ...