Waspie_Dwarf Posted September 29, 2014 #1 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Turning the Moon into a cosmic ray detector Scientists from the University of Southampton are to turn the Moon into a giant particle detector to help understand the origin of Ultra-High-Energy (UHE) cosmic rays - the most energetic particles in the Universe.The origin of UHE cosmic rays is one of the great mysteries in astrophysics. Nobody knows where these extremely rare cosmic rays come from or how they get their enormous energies. Physicists detect them on Earth at a rate of less than one particle per square kilometre per century. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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