Perhaps they were only describing certain aspects of cosmic rays. The artical was all about how we won't be able to travel to other planets unless we can eliminate the affects of cosmic rays on the human body.
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I read an article in this months Discover magazine that stated that cosmic rays are atoms of the elements from hydrogen up to iron traveling at close to the speed of light that originate from exploding stars. Can the mass of cosmic rays be calculated for the universe? Is it a constant? As some...
Hi All
I have a few questions. Please correct me where needed. I'm new to posting here and have a basic understanding of astronomy.
Question 1.
The Solar system no doubt travels above and below the galactic plane as it makes it's way around. Do we know if there is say a sinusoidal rhythm...