Cosmic Ray Source Found In Breakthrough Research

Irene Klotz July 12, 2018
Credit: IceCube Neutrino Observatory: National Science Foundation
A multinational team of scientists using the U.S. National Science Foundation’s IceCube Neutrino Observatory in Antarctica and more than 20 space- and ground-based observatories reported the first evidence of a celestial object creating cosmic rays, extremely high-energy protons that permeate space...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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