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Cosmic ray

space Maturity 11-13

Tiny bits fly through space.

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They come from far away. They move very fast. They hit the air around Earth. This makes a big splash. They are all around us. Can you feel them?
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Cosmic ray flux versus particle energy.svg
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Pacini measurement.jpg
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HessKol.jpg
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Hessballon.jpg
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PIA16938-RadiationSources-InterplanetarySpace.jpg
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Shockfrontacceleration.svg
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Atmospheric Collision.svg
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SpaceEnvironmentOverview From 19830101.jpg
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VERITAS array.jpg
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