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Cosmic ray

Cosmic rays or astroparticles are high-energy particles or clusters of particles (primarily represented by protons or atomic nuclei) that move through space at nearly the speed of light. They originate from outside the Solar System — from the Milky Way, from distant galaxies, and from the Sun. Upon impact with Earth's atmosphere, cosmic rays produce…

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related to Energy distribution · 33
Cosmic ray → Agassiz Station, Alan Watson, Argentina, Auger Project, Big Bang, Chicago, Components, Currently, Fermi Observatory, From, Greisen, Harvard College Observatory, High-energy, James Cronin, Kuzmin, Leeds, Massachusetts Institute, Measurements, MeV, MIT
related to Sources · 18
Cosmic ray → Argentina, Baade, Babcock, Centaurus, Crab Nebula, Early, GeV, Horace, However, In, International Cosmic Ray Conference, Later, Pierre Auger Observatory, Sekido, Since, Subsequently, TeV, Zwicky
see also · 18
Cosmic ray → American, Cancer, Central, Cosmic-ray, Decrease, EarthExtragalactic, EeV, Health, High-energy, Jerome Perlow, My-God, Radioactivity, Space, SunTrack Imaging Cherenkov ExperimentUltra-high-energy, Type, UHECR, Ultra-high-energy, Unit
related to Postulated role in climate change · 17
Cosmic ray → According, Adrian Mellott, Danish, Despite Svensmark's, Dickinson, Earth, Earth's, Edward, Henrik Svensmark, It, Mikhail Medvedev, Ney, Ordovician, Other, Robert, Svensmark, The
related to Direct detection · 13
Cosmic ray → An, As, At, Buford Price, Direct, However, In, ISS, Lexan, Robert, Robert Fleischer, The, Walker
related to Primary cosmic rays · 13
Cosmic ray → Carbon, Cosmic, Due, Earth's, HZE, Milky Way, Primary, Solar System, Spallation, The, These, This, When
related to Significance to aerospace travel · 12
Cosmic ray → Cosmic, Earth, Galactic, In, Mars, Mars Science Laboratory, May, NASA, On, RAD, Strategies, Voyager
related to Effect on electronics · 11
Cosmic ray → Airbus A330, Cosmic, CPUs, ECC, IBM, In, Intel Corporation, RAM, Studies, This, To
related to Energy · 11
Cosmic ray → As, At, Cosmic, GeV, Large Hadron Collider, MeV, Most, OMG, One, TeV, This
related to Role in ambient radiation · 11
Cosmic ray → Airline, Cosmic, Earth, Earth's, Figures, Fukushima Daiichi, However, Human-made, Japanese National Institute, Radiological Sciences, UNSCEAR

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cosmic rays particles ray radiation primary atmosphere flux energy nuclei space air secondary muons energies detection high particle earth ionization

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cathode raysinstance ofis consistent with known particles0.80text
canal raysinstance ofis consistent with known particles0.80text
alpha raysinstance ofis consistent with known particles0.80text
and beta raysinstance ofis consistent with known particles0.80text
carboninstance ofare nuclei of heavier elements0.80text
ironinstance ofare nuclei of heavier elements0.80text
and lead.During a test of his equipment for measuring the eastinstance ofare nuclei of heavier elements0.80text
positive or negative pionsinstance ofAll of the secondary particles produced by the collision continue onward on paths within about one degree of the primary particle's original path.Typical particles produced in s…0.80text
kaonsinstance ofAll of the secondary particles produced by the collision continue onward on paths within about one degree of the primary particle's original path.Typical particles produced in s…0.80text
physical or magnetic shielding for spacecraft have been considered in order to minimize the damage to electronicsinstance ofStrategies0.80text
human beings caused by cosmic rays.On 31 May 2013instance ofStrategies0.80text
NASA scientists reported that a possible crewed mission to Mars may involve a greater radiation risk than previously believedinstance ofStrategies0.80text

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