Space scientists seeking to understand the enigmatic origins of powerful cosmic rays have detected an extremely rare, ultra-high-energy particle that they believe traveled to Earth from beyond the Milky Way galaxy.
Named Amaterasu, after the sun goddess in Japanese mythology, this rare particle of unknown origin falling to Earth let off one of the highest-energy cosmic rays ever detected.
Space scientists seeking to understand the enigmatic origins of powerful cosmic rays have detected an extremely rare, ultra-high-energy particle that they believe traveled to Earth from beyond the Milky Way galaxy.
Experts have been left wondering how the event could have happened, as the particle appeared to emerge from the Local Void, an empty area of space bordering the Milky Way galaxy.