Cosmic Rays

The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays, a delightful Frank Capra educational film, was released in 1957. At the end of the film, the characters speculate about what the next 50 years in cosmic ray...

Dexter the robot is the most sophisticated space robot ever built.

In order to study the origins of the universe, scientists successfully crashed a space probe into a comet.

Barcelona has a wicked science centre with the classic cosmic ray detector. Carmen and I try to explain it, hilarity ensues (no claims of absolute funniness).

Look for sudden white rays in the neon gas detector.

Cosmic-ray trails are picked up in a layer of supersaturated alcohol, with TRIUMF researcher Des Ramsay explaining how it works. This demonstration is set up in a darkened alcove at the TRIUMF...

Experts still aren't sure what triggers it, but they suspect cosmic rays from outer space.