Cosmic rays maintain their mystery

Excerpt from the November 27, 1965 issue of Science News Letter

illustration of cosmic rays showering Earth

SUBATOMIC SHOWERS  Earth is perpetually pelted by cosmic rays, which trigger cascading showers of subatomic particles (illustrated) when they hit the atmosphere. 

NASA, S. Swordy/University of Chicago

Major energy cosmic? — Previous ideas on how long and how far [cosmic rays] travel in interstellar space were probably incorrect.