How a Particle Broke Physics - The OH MY GOD Particle EXPLAINED
Dr Ben Miles Dr Ben Miles
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 Published On Dec 7, 2023

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The Amaterasu Particle, one of the highest-energy cosmic rays ever to hit the Earth has been identified. The particle carried 40 million times more energy than the Large Hadron Collider can produce, and left scientists baffled by the data. It's been over 3 decades since the discovery of the record-breaking 'Oh My God' Particle, are we any closer to understanding these anomalies?

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Chapters:

0:00 The ‘Oh My God’ Particle
1:09 The Fly’s Eye Detector
4:21 Ad read
5:30 Cosmic Rays & how we record them
7:56 Leading theory about the Amaterasu Particle
9:10 The Telescope Array & locating the particle source

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