Cosmic Rays

Researchers identify distant source of ultra-high energy cosmic rays

Researchers have found that some ultra-high energy cosmic rays that occasionally hit Earth come from a distant source outside the Milky Way.

Famed Indian scientist and academic Yash Pal dies at 90; made significant contributions to study of cosmic rays and astrophysics

Famed Indian scientist and academician, professor Yash Pal passed away at the age of 90 at his Noida house late on Monday night

Crew in manned missions to Mars could face higher risk of cancer than previously thought: Study

Astronauts travelling to Mars or on long-term missions could face much higher cancer risk than conventional risk models suggest.

Indian Scientists claim there is crack in the Earth's magnetic shield

The world's largest and most sensitive cosmic ray monitor, located in India, has recorded a burst of galactic cosmic rays that indicates a crack in the Earth's magnetic shield, according to scientists.

Cosmic rays threaten future manned missions to Mars, say researchers

Cosmic rays have created radiation hazards in space that potentially threaten future deep-space astronaut missions to Mars, said researchers.