A detector buried deep in Antarctic ice has captured the first experimental evidence of a predicted but never-before-seen ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Researchers have detected an extremely energetic cosmic ray from an unknown source in the universe. The detection of a ...

Radio sensors at South Pole suggest arrays could record neutrinos of unprecedented energies over hundreds of cubic kilometres ...

Scientists with the Askaryan Radio Array in Antarctica have confirmed the first detection of in-ice Askaryan radiation from high-energy cosmic rays, a phenomenon predicted in 1962. The 13 recorded ...

Want to see cosmic rays? You might need a lot of expensive exotic gear. Nah. [The ActionLab] shows how a cup of coffee or cocoa can show you cosmic rays — or something — with just the right lighting ...

Scientists with the Askaryan Radio Array in Antarctica have recorded the first in-ice evidence of radio pulses from cosmic rays, validating a decades-old prediction. The 13 detected events match ...

An unprecedented neutrino detection in the Mediterranean has pushed the boundaries of high-energy astrophysics, raising new ...

In the exotic world of particle physics, neutrinos may be the most mysterious members. They rarely interact with other matter ...

Artist’s illustration of extensive air showers induced by ultra-high-energy cosmic rays. Credit: Toshihiro Fujii/L-INSIGHT/Kyoto University Cosmic rays are highly energetic subatomic particles ...

There are plenty of mysteries in the cosmos, and researchers from the University of Utah have found a new clue in one from more than 30 years ago. In 1991, scientists detected a cosmic ray so powerful ...

The surface detector array of the Telescope Array experiment, deployed by helicopter. Credit: Institute For Cosmic Ray Research, University Of Tokyo Around 30 years ago, scientists in Utah were ...