When magic becomes engineeringFrom quantum teleportation to cosmic-ray-proof codes, physics labs are quietly rewriting the rules of computing. By Dr Jannie Zaaiman, CEO, South Africa Information and ...

Cosmic rays seen at Earth show a wide range of particle energies, from 10 7 electron-volts (eV) to more than 10 20 eV, the latter being about the same as the kinetic energy of a 450 gram football ...

Scientists studying mysterious ultra-powerful cosmic rays have uncovered a surprising hidden pattern that could finally help explain where these particles come from. Using the DAMPE space telescope, ...

Cosmic rays, high-energy particles that travel through space, have puzzled scientists for decades. One particular feature of their energy spectrum—the “knee”—has long remained a mystery. Recent ...

Many massive stars explode as supernovae. If cosmic-ray baths are common in such environments, then the thermal histories that shaped Earth's interior may be common as well. This realization has ...

For more than 60 years, physicists have chased one of the universe's most stubborn puzzles: where do the most energetic particles ever detected come from? A new study published May 7, 2026, in ...

Cosmic rays are relativistic charged particles that pervade the Galaxy and beyond, carrying crucial information about violent astrophysical processes and influencing the dynamics of interstellar and ...

A century after their discovery, we still have a relatively poor understanding of where cosmic rays come from and how they reach Earth. Despite this, cosmic rays have revealed examples of matter ...

More than 600 feet below the surface of Antarctica, ultrasensitive detectors picked up the tracks of cosmic rays crashing down from outer space. The Askaryan Radio Array is a group of sensors drilled ...