cosmic ray

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LHAASO, designed, built, and operated by Chinese scientists, has become a global leader in high-energy cosmic ray research due to its exceptional sensitivity in gamma-ray astronomy and precision cosmic ray measurements.

From Science Daily • Nov. 16, 2025

This resolves a long-standing tension in cosmic ray research: while supernova remnants are known to produce cosmic rays, both data and theory suggest they cannot account for the energies seen at and above the "knee."

From Science Daily • Nov. 16, 2025

Black hole jet systems linked directly to the cosmic ray "knee"

From Science Daily • Nov. 16, 2025

In 1948, Bristol's cosmic ray physics team, led by Professor Cecil Powell, were hunting for new fundamental particles.

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2024

“Some of the cosmic ray enthusiasts are very likely to urge that nature has furnished us with particles of extremely high energies,” he observed.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik