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Judi Lynn

(162,357 posts)
Sat Nov 25, 2023, 12:28 PM Nov 2023

Powerful "sun goddess" cosmic ray strikes Earth from mysterious, unknown origin

11-25-2023

ByEric Ralls
Earth.com staff writer



A recent scientific discovery could be straight out of a science fiction novel. Researchers involved in the Telescope Array experiment have identified an extraordinarily energetic cosmic ray. This particle, named “Amaterasu,” originated from outside our galaxy and boasts an energy level of approximately 240 exa-electron volts (EeV).

Despite its remarkable detection, the analysis reveals that the direction from which this cosmic ray arrived does not align with any discernible source.

Cosmic rays are not just particles from space; they are energetic charged particles that come from both galactic and extragalactic sources. Among these, the extremely high-energy cosmic rays are particularly rare and fascinating.

These rays can possess energy levels greater than 10^18 electron volts (EeV), a figure that is about a million times higher than the energy achievable by the most powerful human-made accelerators.

More:
https://www.earth.com/news/amaterasu-extremely-high-energy-cosmic-ray-detected-with-no-clear-source/

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Powerful "sun goddess" cosmic ray strikes Earth from mysterious, unknown origin (Original Post) Judi Lynn Nov 2023 OP
WOW. Thank you for this absolutely fascinating information. niyad Nov 2023 #1
I thought cosmic rays came from stars? JohnSJ Nov 2023 #2
Intriguing Bayard Nov 2023 #3
emporor ming at his old games again. AllaN01Bear Nov 2023 #4
Pathetic earthlings... FalloutShelter Nov 2023 #6
Ok, so now they know they can hit the target. 'Bye, y'all. Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2023 #5
This MTG's Jewish space lasers? KS Toronado Nov 2023 #7
It's a cookbook modification sdfernando Nov 2023 #8
"To Serve Man".... lastlib Nov 2023 #16
If only... 2naSalit Nov 2023 #9
for that you would need a GRB from someplace within our galaxy aimed as us. lapfog_1 Nov 2023 #17
So intriguing. Duppers Nov 2023 #10
If everyone starts sprouting wings and floats up, it's sponsored by Red Bull. chowder66 Nov 2023 #11
Cue the music... peppertree Nov 2023 #12
Double whammy. We are due for another solar storm wave to head our way soon. FailureToCommunicate Nov 2023 #13
There is so much we don't know.. Permanut Nov 2023 #14
Well, we know light can be bent BWdem4life Nov 2023 #15

2naSalit

(92,481 posts)
9. If only...
Sat Nov 25, 2023, 02:40 PM
Nov 2023

For years I had wished, out of exasperation, that perhaps some cosmic ray from way outer space would blast the planet with some kind of energy that would render every gun, bomb, weapon with a trigger or firing mechanism useless. All of them as lethal as a Q-tip.

Maybe I should put some more "juice" into that!

lapfog_1

(30,104 posts)
17. for that you would need a GRB from someplace within our galaxy aimed as us.
Sat Nov 25, 2023, 10:43 PM
Nov 2023

consider it a "reboot" for Earth.

Duppers

(28,245 posts)
10. So intriguing.
Sat Nov 25, 2023, 02:42 PM
Nov 2023

I found an article about that last night and sent it to d.h. who said there's a paper coming out which can explain it!!

Thx you for all your enlightening posts, Judi. You keep us updated.


Permanut

(6,624 posts)
14. There is so much we don't know..
Sat Nov 25, 2023, 03:30 PM
Nov 2023

Every discovery, every cosmic event tells us just a little more about how the universe works. Fascinating, Judi Lynn, thanks for posting.

BWdem4life

(2,457 posts)
15. Well, we know light can be bent
Sat Nov 25, 2023, 03:45 PM
Nov 2023

And there ARE other massive things in the universe. So, probably it didn't go in a straight line to us from wherever it came from. Either that, or the object it came from no longer exists.

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