Cosmic particles with phenomenal energy have puzzled scientists for decades. A new theory may finally unveil their origin.

Cosmic rays may play a role in triggering lightning on Earth, a new study suggests. | Credit: Jan Drahokoupil / 500px / Getty Images Cosmic rays may offer an out-of-this-world answer to a long ...

Scientists have been trying to understand cosmic rays—tiny, fast-moving particles that stream through space - for years.

A new paper provides scientists with a groundbreaking tool for understanding cataclysmic events. Physicist Glennys Farrar has ...

The most powerful cosmic rays raining down on Earth may come not from distant corners of the universe but from heavy dark ...

In a new study, researchers from the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico argue that this spark is often provided by cosmic ray showers. These are cascades of subatomic particles and ...

We still don't fully understand what triggers lightning. A new study suggests that showers of cosmic rays may be the missing link. Cosmic rays may offer an out-of-this-world answer to a long ...