Space scientists have been left baffled and shocked after astronomers revealed that extremely powerful cosmic rays have hit the Earth as they traveled from beyond the Milky Way galaxy. The researchers ...

Amaterasu is the highest deity in Japanese mythology. In the most famous legend about her, she shuts herself away in a cave, bringing disasters to both the world and heaven. Terrified, Izanagi flees ...

Scientists have discovered that ultraheavy atomic nuclei could explain some of the highest-energy cosmic rays ever observed.

When Izanagi ordered his son Susanoo into exile, Susanoo said he would say farewell to his sister Amaterasu before he went. As he ascended to heaven to do so, the mountains and rivers roared and the ...

Artist’s illustration of extensive air showers induced by ultra-high-energy cosmic rays. Credit: Toshihiro Fujii/L-INSIGHT/Kyoto University Cosmic rays are highly energetic subatomic particles ...

Cosmic rays are extremely fast, charged particles that travel through space at nearly the speed of light. The Amaterasu particle was detected in 2021 by the Telescope Array experiment in the U.S. It ...