Amaterasu 'sun goddess' particle with energy more than 240 exa-electron volts (EeV) is only second in history to the Oh-My-God particle. By Web Desk. November 24, 2023.

UTAH (CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - Scientists have detected the second most-powerful cosmic ray from beyond the Milky Way. Named the "Amaterasu Particle" after the sun goddess in Japanese mythology ...

The particle has been dubbed "Amaterasu" after Amaterasu Ōmikami, the goddess of the sun and the universe in Japanese mythology, whose name means "shining in heaven." You may like ...

The cosmic ray is set to be named after the Japanese sun goddess, Amaterasu. No promising astronomical object has been identified in the direction from which this cosmic ray originated, ...