Ben may have been right way back when Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created him and the rest of the Fantastic Four 64 years ago, but we know a heck of a lot more about cosmic rays today. Back then, Grimm, ...

How common are Earth-like planets in the universe? When I started working on supernova explosions, I never imagined that my ...

In The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Franklin Richards is born with the Power Cosmic, an unlimited energy source linked to Galactus. Reed and Sue’s exposure to cosmic radiation during conception causes ...

Casey Dreier, Chief of Space Policy at The Planetary Society, has weighed in on cosmic space rays posing a threat to air travel. Getty Images This redefined shooting star. It’s not just spacecraft ...

Human missions to Mars are edging closer to reality, but the physics of deep space is not cooperating. Outside Earth’s magnetic cocoon, astronauts would be bombarded by high‑energy particles that can ...

Beyond better testing, we need better protection. Physical shields seem like the obvious first defense. Hydrogen-rich ...

Life on Mars sounds like something from a "Doctor Who" episode. But a study published in the International Journal of Astrobiology challenges the science fiction notion of that idea. The research ...

The most energetic breed of particle ever observed might be more than meets the eye — or the particle detector. Physicists once thought that these rare particles, called ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays, ...

"Cosmic rays can interact with modern microelectronics and change the state of a circuit." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A ...

The team will deploy muography - a non-invasive imaging technique that harnesses cosmic rays - to search for hidden chambers within El Castillo pyramid at Chichén Itzá, Mexico. The groundbreaking ...