Mysterious High-Energy Cosmic Rays Defy Explanation: Astrophysicists Stumped by Amaterasu Particle Discovery
Mysterious High-Energy Cosmic Rays Defy Explanation: Astrophysicists Stumped by Amaterasu Particle Discovery (Source-Space.com) In 1991, astrophysicists at the University of Utah Fly’s Eye experiment stumbled upon an anomaly that defied the laws of cosmic physics – an ultra-high-energy cosmic ray later dubbed the Oh-My-God particle. Its energy levels surpassed anything ever observed, leaving scientists baffled as nothing within our galaxy could account for its existence. Fast forward to 2021, and the mystery deepens as the Telescope Array, led by the University of Utah and the University of Tokyo, detected the second-highest extreme-energy cosmic ray, named the Amaterasu particle . Published on Nov. 23, 2023, in the journal Science, the findings indicate that these rare phenomena might be governed by particle physics yet unknown to science. Not affected by galactic and extra-galactic magnetic fields The Telescope Array, a collaborative effort involving 507 surface detector ...