When a star dies, it generates an explosion of elemental nuclei and hurls them into space. Those elements, called cosmic rays, travel at nearly the speed of light, and eventually some of them encounter manmade detectors. Recording how many of each of these elements show up helps scientists bett...
Source: [Phys.org](https://phys.org/news/2026-06-unique-chromium-cosmic-ray-galactic.html)