"The annihilation of these exotic particles with each other would produce normal particles such as electrons, positrons, protons and antiprotons that can be observed by scientists," said Eun-Suk Seo, ATIC lead at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Read More: "Mysterious Source of High-Energy Cosmic Radiation Discovered"
NASA press release 08-301, November 19, 2008
NASA press release 08-301
Newsflash
| "Unique atmospheric circulation over Antarctica during its summer months allows scientists to launch balloons from a site near McMurdo Station, the Foundation's logistics hub in Antarctica, and recover them from nearly the same spot weeks later. During that time, each balloon circles the continent one to three times. Scientists from the United States, Japan, South Korea, France and other countries are using the balloons to investigate the nature of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays and to search for antimatter." Read more: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center press release January 4, 2008 |
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