by Over the years, scientists have managed to unveil the existence of quite a few intriguing particles, pushing the entire field of physics forward with each discovery.
But now we have a new particle in town. It's named the "sun goddess" particle — and is fittingly extraordinary.
This particle has an energy level one million times greater than what can be generated in even humanity’s most powerful particle accelerators; it appears to have fallen to Earth in a shower of other, less energetic particles.
Like the "Oh My God!" particle, these bits come from faraway regions of space and are known as cosmic rays.
The particle has been dubbed "Amaterasu" after Amaterasu Ōmikami, the goddess of the sun and the universe in Japanese mythology, whose name means "shining in heaven."
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But now we have a new particle in town. It's named the "sun goddess" particle — and is fittingly extraordinary.
This particle has an energy level one million times greater than what can be generated in even humanity’s most powerful particle accelerators; it appears to have fallen to Earth in a shower of other, less energetic particles.
Like the "Oh My God!" particle, these bits come from faraway regions of space and are known as cosmic rays.
The particle has been dubbed "Amaterasu" after Amaterasu Ōmikami, the goddess of the sun and the universe in Japanese mythology, whose name means "shining in heaven."
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