A new study has revealed an unexpected link between solar storms and the flux of high-energy cosmic rays arriving at Earth.

Airline pilots and flight attendants are among American workers most exposed to radiation, according to a government-backed report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

A study published in Physical Review Letters by a research team at Penn State University offers a potential explanation. Led ...

The discovery could transform how researchers monitor and forecast solar storms that have harmful effects on satellites, ...

There are multiple ways to form black holes. The one most commonly taught in high school physics classes is that they are ...

During flights, airplane crews are exposed to cosmic radiation, yet regulatory protections for these workers are insufficient, and a lack of data complicates efforts to better understand the ...

Cosmic rays traveling through space may provide enough energy to sustain life even in incredibly cold and dark environments, a new study suggests. The staggeringly energetic neutrino likely came from ...

Scientists may have finally uncovered the mystery behind ultra-high-energy cosmic rays — the most powerful particles known in the universe. A team from NTNU suggests that colossal winds from ...

For obvious reasons, the Sun’s influence weakens as you get closer to the edge of the solar system. But things might be a lot ...

Scientists still don’t know where ghostly particles called neutrinos originate. A distant galaxy could be a potential source.

For a few hours each lunar day, the radiation environment near the moon quietly shifts. Measurements now suggest that parts of the moon’s orbit pass through a region where harmful cosmic radiation ...

The Morning Addition team takes a look at cosmic radiation during commercial flights for passengers and airline workers.