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Cosmic ray puzzle
Using fluorescence detector telescopes at the Pierre Auger Observatory in Argentina, astronomers say they have found evidence that many of the highest-energy cosmic rays are iron nuclei rather than protons. Another cosmic ray observatory, however, reports no sign of iron.
Credit: Auger
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