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  • blog image Attack of the galactic subatomic particles | Bad Astronomy

    added on 04 Nov 2009

    What is the source of cosmic rays? Seems like an easy enough question. Cosmic rays are little subatomic particles zipping across the Universe. We’ve known about them for decades, and just about any astronomer who has used a space telescope knows and loathes them; cosmic rays zap our detectors, le...

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  • Discoblog Attack of the galactic subatomic particles | Bad Astronomy

    posted to Discoblog on 02 Nov 2009

    What is the source of cosmic rays? Seems like an easy enough question. Cosmic rays are little subatomic particles zipping across the Universe. We’ve known about them for decades, and just about any astronomer who has used a space telescope knows and loathes them; cosmic rays zap our detectors, le...

  • The Loom Attack of the galactic subatomic particles | Bad Astronomy

    posted to The Loom on 03 Nov 2009

    What is the source of cosmic rays? Seems like an easy enough question. Cosmic rays are little subatomic particles zipping across the Universe. We’ve known about them for decades, and just about any astronomer who has used a space telescope knows and loathes them; cosmic rays zap our detectors, le...