Physics

Scientists Think They Solved the Mystery of the Amaterasu Particle

New research suggests the most extreme cosmic rays could be ultraheavy atomic nuclei from distant explosions, not protons as previously thought.

Scientists Think They Solved the Mystery of the Amaterasu Particle
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