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• cosmic ray — Physics. a radiation of high penetrating power that originates in outer space and consists partly of high energy atomic nuclei. [1920 25, Amer.] * * * High speed particle (atomic nucleus or electron) that travels through the Milky Way Galaxy.… …   Universalium

• Cosmic ray — For the film, see Cosmic Ray (film). Cosmic radiation redirects here. For some background types of cosmic radiation, see cosmic background radiation and cosmic background. The energy spectrum for cosmic rays Cosmic rays are energetic charged… …   Wikipedia

• Ultra-high-energy cosmic ray — Unsolved problems in physics Why is it that some cosmic rays appear to possess energies that are theoretically too high? In high energy physics, an ultra high energy cosmic ray (UHECR) or extreme energy cosmic ray (EECR) is a cosmic ray with an… …   Wikipedia

• Extragalactic cosmic ray — Extragalactic cosmic rays are very high energy particles that flow into our solar system from beyond our galaxy. The energies these particles possess are in excess of 1015 eV. Origin Unlike solar or galactic cosmic rays, little is known about the …   Wikipedia

• Institute for Cosmic Ray Research — The Institute for Cosmic Ray Research (ICRR) of the University of Tokyo (東京大学宇宙線研究所 Tōkyōdaigaku Uchūsen Kenkyūjo ) was established in 1976 for the study of cosmic rays. [ [http://www.icrr.u tokyo.ac.jp/intro/intro e.html ICRR / About ICRR ] ]… …   Wikipedia

• Cosmic dust — Space dust redirects here. For other uses, see Space dust (disambiguation). Porous chondrite interplanetary dust particle. Cosmic dust is a type of dust composed of particles in space which are a few molecules to 0.1 µm in size. Cosmic dust… …   Wikipedia

• Cosmic Background Explorer — (COBE) General information NSSDC ID 1989 089A Organization NASA …   Wikipedia

• Cosmic Origins Spectrograph — The Cosmic Origins Spectrograph on its handling cart in the Spacecraft Systems Development Facility cleanroom at the Goddard Space Flight Center The Cosmic Origins Spectrograph (COS) is a science instrument that was installed on the Hubble Space… …   Wikipedia

• Cosmic string — Not to be confused with string in string theory. Cosmic strings are hypothetical 1 dimensional (spatially) topological defects which may have formed during a symmetry breaking phase transition in the early universe when the topology of the vacuum …   Wikipedia

• Ray system — Crater ray system on the far side of the Moon (Apollo 11 image). A ray system comprises radial streaks of fine ejecta thrown out during the formation of an impact crater, looking a bit like many thin spokes coming from the hub of a wheel. The… …   Wikipedia

• Cosmic Radiation Satellite — The Cosmic Radiation Satellite (CORSA) was a Japanese space telescope. It was supposed to be Japan s first X ray astronomy satellite but was lost due to failure of its Mu 3 launch vehicle. A replacement satellite Hakucho (CORSA b) was later… …   Wikipedia