Proton-oxygen collisions at the LHC reveal how extreme cosmic rays trigger particle showers when they slam into Earth’s atmosphere.

Cosmic photon timing measurements help constrain possible departures from relativity, with no violation detected in the ...

An instrument built to study cosmic rays has turned out to be a powerful tool for investigating thunderstorms. Earlier ...

Scientists have recreated how high-energy cosmic rays enter the Earth’s atmosphere and collide with our planet’s gases.

On July 4, 2025, astronomers watched a cosmic explosion do something it was not supposed to do. The event began with a ...

Using a particle accelerator, an NYU professor partnered with an international team of researchers in Switzerland to recreate ...

The usual way to study cosmic rainstorms is by placing hundreds of specialized cameras across several miles of land. Together, these cameras act as one telescope. One of the biggest is the Telescope ...

An instrument built half a world away from any meteorological laboratory, designed to catch particles arriving from deep space, has become one of the most powerful tools available for probing the ...

For decades, astronomers have identified collisions between two neutron stars through bursts of gamma rays that can disappear in less than two seconds. But some of these violent encounters may also ...

BEIJING, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- By combining data from a satellite and a ground-based observatory, Chinese scientists have discovered an X-ray trail stretching 42 light-years across the cosmos. This ...