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fromBig Think
4 days ago

Ask Ethan: How much damage could a cosmic ray do to a human?

Ultra-high-energy cosmic rays carry enormous energy but pose minimal damage to a human; even the Oh-My-God particle would cause negligible harm.
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fromNature
1 week ago

Constraints on axion dark matter by distributed intercity quantum sensors - Nature

Collaborative experiments united spin magnetic resonance, quantum precision measurement, and particle astrophysics methods across institutions, encompassing protocol design, experimental execution, data analysis, and peer review.
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fromBig Think
1 month ago

The simplest explanation for ultra-high-energy cosmic rays

Earth continuously intercepts a diverse cosmic-ray flux, including protons, antiparticles, and heavy nuclei, sometimes reaching energies well above the expected GZK cutoff.
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