particles

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These rare particles can exceed 100 exa-electron volts, or 100 quintillion electron volts.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

To investigate what kinds of particles could still reach Earth at such extraordinary energies, the researchers ran detailed computer simulations.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

"When we detect individual cosmic-ray particles such as the Amaterasu particle here on Earth, we can often use their energies, arrival directions and expected magnetic deflections to infer their possible cosmic sources."

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

"The reason we became interested in stadium waves is that, apparently, people very often behave like particles," physicist Illes Farkas told the NPR network.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

No instrument currently imaginable will give scientists the power to observe strings directly; nobody can think of an experiment that will give physicists evidence about whether black holes and particles are, indeed, strings.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife