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The Earth's atmosphere is being steadily bombarded with thousands of radioactive particles from the depths of space. Scientists have until recently been puzzled with the origin of these particles, but recent studies have found a likely source. With all the advances in technology since the discovery of these particles, we are finally close to determining where they come from, and subsequently how they are accelerated to such high energies.
The first conclusive observation of cosmic rays came in 1911 by a physicist named Victor Hess. "Hess showed that the Earth was constantly being bombarded by some kind of ionizing radiation of extraterrestrial origin, although he was unable to determine it's exact nature" (Brunstein 36). These rays were originally believed to be some form of gamma radiation, but have since been revealed as highly charged nuclear particles. The information that has been gathered from cosmic rays and their composition has helped to make many discoveries, including......

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