New observations from Jupiter have now provided direct confirmation of the process.

Star Seedlings: Cosmic Origins and the Mystical Meaning Behind Them Ever wonder if your soul has roots not just on Earth but among the stars? Enter the concept of Star Seedlings, a mystical belief ...

Cosmic rays seen at Earth show a wide range of particle energies, from 107 electron-volts (eV) to more than 1020 eV, the latter being about the same as the kinetic energy of a 450 gram football ...

The universe’s latest mystifying denizens continue to flummox and divide astronomers. Almost as soon as NASA’s James Webb ...

Nearly 100 years ago, scientists detected the first signs of cosmic rays — subatomic particles (mostly protons) that zip through space at nearly the speed of light. The most energetic cosmic rays hit ...

The origin of lithium (Li), the third element of the periodic table, has long been shrouded in mystery. This element, commonly found in cosmic rays as two stable isotopes, 6 Li and 7 Li, is crucial to ...

At the University of Sydney, a Ph.D. student has recreated a tiny slice of outer space and used it to make cosmic dust from scratch. Linda Losurdo, a doctoral researcher in materials and plasma ...

Current understanding of life’s emergence increasingly embraces a cosmic perspective, in which the delivery of complex organic compounds by comets, asteroids and interstellar dust sets the stage for ...