The Cosmic Ray Science Interest Group (CR SIG) is hosting a virtual forum on Galactic PeVatrons. This was a topic covered in NASA’s TDAMM workshop [PDF] and we would like to expand on the presentation given there with participation from the broader cosmic-ray community.
The forum will be held Friday, 27 January 2023 from 2p–3:30p Eastern/1p-2:30p Central/12 noon-1:30p Mountain/11a-12:30p Pacific. A full agenda and WebEx connection details can be found on the CR SIG webpage.
NASA Missions Study What May Be a 1-In-10,000-Year Gamma-ray Burst
On Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, a pulse of intense radiation swept through the solar system so exceptional that astronomers quickly dubbed it the BOAT – the brightest of all time. The source was a gamma-ray burst (GRB), the most powerful class of explosions in the universe. Read more.
