Shock Drift Acceleration Cosmic Rays Mystery Solved by China Researchers

For many years, scientists have tried to understand cosmic rays, small particles that move at great speed and go through space bombarding the Earth without ceasing. These high energy particles are related to powerful cosmic phenomena, such as the explosion of stars and the environments surrounding black holes. Also, [...]

Shock Drift Acceleration Cosmic Rays Mystery Solved by China Researchers

For decades, scientists have sought to unravel the origins of cosmic rays—tiny, high-speed particles that constantly bombard Earth from deep space. A breakthrough study led by researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) now provides critical evidence that Shock Drift Acceleration could be the primary mechanism powering cosmic rays. Cosmic rays are believed to emerge from extreme cosmic events like supernovae explosion…