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Cosmic Ray Intensity Reaches Highest Levels In 50 years

Posted by samzenpus on from the start-the-mutations dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A NASA probe found that cosmic ray intensities in 2009 had increased by almost 20 percent beyond anything seen in the past 50 years. Such cosmic rays arise from distant supernova explosions and consist mostly of protons and heavier subatomic particles — just one cosmic ray could disable unlucky satellites or even put a mission to Mars in jeopardy."

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  1. Re:Oh good grief... by macshit · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Will the legacy of environmental disaster that was George W. Bush's presidency never end?

    He's not dead yet!

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  2. No mention of the Fantastic Four? by JeTmAn81 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I'm greatly ensaddened.

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