cosmic rays
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Cosmic Ray Mystery Finally Cracked Thanks To Supermassive Black Hole Beaming Energy Straight At Earth
Every so often, protons and even entire atomic nuclei strike the Earth with extremely high energies—much higher than what scientists can produce in their most powerful physics experiments. Since the discovery of “cosmic rays” a hundred years ago, no one knew for sure where the most energetic of these particles came from—until now.
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Australian Scientists Find A Supermassive Black Hole Firing Cosmic Rays At Us
An international team of astronomers involving University of Adelaide researchers has found the first evidence for an extreme source of cosmic rays — at the centre of our Milky Way galaxy.