Big Dipper Hotspot May Help Solve 100-Year-Old Cosmic Ray Mystery

Tuesday, July 8, 2014 - 07:30 in Astronomy & Space

A hotspot of powerful, ultrahigh-energy particles streams toward Earth from beneath the handle of the Big Dipper constellation. This newfound collection of cosmic rays may help scientists nail down the origin point of the powerful particles.

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