Cosmic rays are primarily composed of protons, but also of helium, carbon, oxygen, and iron nuclei. © Chinese Academy of ...
Cosmic rays (CRs) are energetic particles traveling through space at speeds close to that of light. They consist of atomic nuclei, electrons, positrons, high-energy gamma rays, and neutrinos, and are ...
On April 30, two major observatories reported breakthroughs in understanding extreme cosmic particle acceleration. China's LHAASO detected ultra-high-energy gamma rays from a binary star system, while ...