Ultra-high-energy cosmic rays come from galaxies far, far away
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Published in Science · View the paper (DOI)
A new study reveals that ultra-high-energy cosmic rays come from galaxies far beyond our own Milky Way galaxy. The Pierre Auger Observatory's data analysis shows that these particles favor a specific direction, suggesting an extragalactic origin.
Coverage from 3 institutions
- Ultra-high-energy cosmic rays come from galaxies far, far away American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) · Sep 21, 2017 · first to report
- Highest-energy cosmic rays have extragalactic origin CNRS · Sep 22, 2017
- Science: Ambassadors from distant galaxies Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) · Oct 13, 2017