This app can turn your smartphone into a cosmic ray detector

Tom Allen
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Scientists are crowdsourcing help in detecting rare high-energy cosmic rays - and all you need is a mobile phone

Cosmic rays are constantly entering the Earth's atmosphere, many from outside our Solar System, although (but not always) with a minimal effect. Some of these rays move with much greater energy tha...

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