energetic particles

IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino emitted by powerful astronomical objects

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About a trillion tiny particles called neutrinos pass through you every second. These ‘relict’ neutrinos were created during the Big Bang and exist throughout the universe, but they can’t hurt you. In fact, it’s likely that just one of them will lightly tap an atom in your body throughout its entire life. Most neutrinos produced … Read more

A widespread solar storm affected spacecraft near the Sun, Earth and even Mars

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A bright mass erupts from a red circle. Space weather may seem like a story from a galaxy far, far away, but when solar storms hit us on Earth, we are directly affected. These storms are the cause of the northern Lights, for example. They can even lead to temporary disruptions in our communications systems … Read more