The Sun Bounces Gamma Rays and a Muon Surprise
Walkabout the Galaxy · Josh Colwell, Addie Dove, Jim Cooney, Audrey Martin
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Show Notes
The Sun is showering us with far more gamma rays than anticipated according to new measurements from a Cerenkov radiation detector in Mexico. The way those gamma rays are produced is very cool. Also cool: data continue to suggest a significant problem with the so-called standard model of particle physics. Muons are misbehaving, and it may suggest a fifth, previously undescribed and unknown, force of nature. Check out all that cool stuff, silly sponsors and trivia, and space news on this episode of Walkabout the Galaxy.