The name “cosmic ray” dates back to 1925, when Nobel laureate and former UChicago faculty member Robert Millikan coined the term in a paper. Cosmic rays are actually ... Then in 1912, Austrian ...

First reported in 1912 by Austrian physicist Victor Hess, cosmic rays were discovered after a series of balloon ascents meant to explore ionizing radiation that was first detected on an electroscope.

This discovery ... cosmic rays will us understand the larger and more violent phenomenons like the explosion of stars, pulsars and black holes. Discovered in 1912, by Austrian physicist Victor ...