The Tarantula Nebula, also known as 30 Doradus, is revealed in an unusual light in this exceptionally deep Chandra X-ray ...

However, much closer to home, you can actually build your own cloud chamber and see cosmic ray trails yourself for about $100! Here’s instructions. What do we know about cosmic rays, and what remains ...

Cosmic rays coming from outside the Solar System bring these particles closer to the Sun, where they experience changes ...

Scientists discover low-mass microquasars can accelerate cosmic rays, reshaping theories on high-energy particle origins.

The European Space Agency's XMM-Newton X-ray observatory has identified what's causing mysterious lights in the outskirts of ...

“Some cosmic phenomena produce X-rays naturally,” explains Dr. Przemek ... The study was limited to objects in the Magellanic Clouds, potentially missing similar systems in other galaxies.

Want to see cosmic rays? You might need a lot of expensive exotic gear. Nah. [The ActionLab] shows how a cup of coffee or cocoa can show you cosmic rays — or something — with just the right ...

In a fractal zeta universe of bifurcated, ripped spacetime, the Millikan experiment, the quantum Hall effect, atmospheric ...

The Universe is full of dust, and a striking new image from the Hubble Space Telescope highlights just how important it is.

The cloud chamber detects secondary cosmic rays and radioactive decays by making alcohol clouds along the particle paths through the chamber. Particles ionize alcohol molecules as they pass through ...

Cosmic rays? Or maybe just electric charges. Put a cup on and start experimenting. If you want to reliably see cosmic rays, build a cloud chamber. All you really need is a plastic bottle.