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Noun Concept
Categories: Articles with short description, Solar phenomena, 1912 in science, Stellar phenomena, Cosmic rays
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cosmic ray  cosmic radiation  Anomalous cosmic ray  astroparticle  Auger shower
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Highly penetrating ionizing radiation of extraterrestrial origin; consisting chiefly of protons and alpha particles; collision with atmospheric particles results in rays and particles of many kinds WordNet 3.0
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Highly penetrating ionizing radiation of extraterrestrial origin; consisting chiefly of protons and alpha particles; collision with atmospheric particles results in rays and particles of many kinds WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Cosmic rays or astroparticles are high-energy particles or clusters of particles that move through space at nearly the speed of light. Wikipedia
A form of ionizing radiation from outer space Wikipedia Disambiguation
High-speed, i.e. high-energy particle, mainly originating in outer space, outside the Solar system Wikidata
IS A
ionizing radiation
particle radiation
radiation
HAS PART
Oh-My-God particle
PART OF
cosmic radiation
HAS KIND
ultra-high-energy cosmic ray
Extragalactic cosmic ray
galactic cosmic ray
HAS INSTANCE
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UHECR
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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cosmic ray
Wikipedia
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cosmic ray
Wikidata
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cosmic radiation
Wikipedia Redirections
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Anomalous cosmic ray, astroparticle, Auger shower, cosmic-ray, cosmic-ray detector, Cosmic-ray mesons, Cosmic-rays, cosmic particle, Cosmic Ray, cosmic rays, cosmoclimatology, Extensive shower, Galactic cosmic radiation, galactic cosmic ray, galactic cosmic rays, Galatic cosmic rays, GCRs, origin of cosmic rays, Origins of cosmic rays, Secondary cosmic ray, Solar cosmic ray
Wikidata Alias
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cosmic radiation, cosmic ray

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