For the first time, scientists have watched high‑energy cosmic rays at work deep inside a thick cloud of gas, not just at its ...

Astronomers have made a historic discovery by directly detecting cosmic rays deep inside a dense, starless molecular cloud.

Cosmic rays inside a dense molecular cloud were measured for the first time, helping scientists better understand how stars begin forming.

Cosmic rays are extremely fast, charged particles that travel through space at nearly the speed of light. The Amaterasu ...

Francesca Capel and Nadine Bourriche analyze the most energetic particle that has ever hit Earth and its possible origin in ...

Where starlight doesn't reach, new things are born: For the first time, an international research team has directly measured ...

Stars and planets form in cold, dense clouds of gas and dust, where cosmic rays are the dominant source of ionization and heating. Cosmic rays are high-energy particles, including protons, electrons, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cosmic rays are now blamed for a scary experience midair during a JetBlue flight. The plane suddenly lost altitude while traveling ...

A seven-hour gamma-ray burst, GRB 250702B, stuns astronomers and hints at powerful new cosmic engines still unknown to science.

We show how this "cosmic clock" uncovers the evolution of rivers, coasts and habitats.

A space and radiation expert claims a JetBlue flight incident that left at least 15 people hospitalized may have been caused by "cosmic rays" The statement contradicts an explanation from Airbus, the ...

A jetliner was nearly knocked out of the sky and sent plummeting to a deadly crash that would have killed all onboard by a bizarre attack from outer space – an explosive burst of cosmic rays sent ...