Supernova accelerates cosmic rays to high energies (IMAGE)

Technical University of Denmark

Supernova accelerates cosmic rays to high energies

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Illustration of the Milky Way seen from Earth where supernova accelerates cosmic rays to high energies. Some of these cosmic ray particles enterers the Earth’s atmosphere, where they produce shower structures of secondary particles. A surprising result is that changes in cosmic rays through Earths history has influenced life on Earth (credit: H. Svensmark/DTU Space)

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Illustration: H. Svensmark/DTU Space.

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