The Worsening Cosmic Ray Situation

Space Weather News for March 5, 2018 http://spaceweather.com https://www.facebook.com/spaceweatherdotcom THE WORSENING COSMIC RAY SITUATION: Cosmic Rays are bad--and they're getting worse. That's the conclusion of a new paper just published in the research journal Space Weather. During the past decade, cosmic rays in the solar system have reached levels never before seen in the Space Age, and now, according to data from a cosmic ray telescope in orbit around the Moon, radiation levels are increasing even faster than previously predicted. Visit today's edition of Spaceweather.com for more information about this phenomenon and how it affects us on Earth. Remember,SpaceWeather.com is on Facebook! Above: This illustration by Simon Swordy (U. Chicago) shows showers of energetic particles peppering Earth caused by cosmic rays hitting the top of our atmosphere. Share Tweet Forward Copyright © 2018 Spaceweather.com, All rights reserved.