Powerful "sun goddess" cosmic ray strikes Earth from mysterious, unknown origin
11-25-2023
ByEric Ralls
Earth.com staff writer
A recent scientific discovery could be straight out of a science fiction novel. Researchers involved in the Telescope Array experiment have identified an extraordinarily energetic cosmic ray. This particle, named “Amaterasu,” originated from outside our galaxy and boasts an energy level of approximately 240 exa-electron volts (EeV).
Despite its remarkable detection, the analysis reveals that the direction from which this cosmic ray arrived does not align with any discernible source.
Cosmic rays are not just particles from space; they are energetic charged particles that come from both galactic and extragalactic sources. Among these, the extremely high-energy cosmic rays are particularly rare and fascinating.
These rays can possess energy levels greater than 10^18 electron volts (EeV), a figure that is about a million times higher than the energy achievable by the most powerful human-made accelerators.
More:
https://www.earth.com/news/amaterasu-extremely-high-energy-cosmic-ray-detected-with-no-clear-source/
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For years I had wished, out of exasperation, that perhaps some cosmic ray from way outer space would blast the planet with some kind of energy that would render every gun, bomb, weapon with a trigger or firing mechanism useless. All of them as lethal as a Q-tip.
Maybe I should put some more "juice" into that!
I found an article about that last night and sent it to d.h. who said there's a paper coming out which can explain it!!
Thx you for all your enlightening posts, Judi. You keep us updated.
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