The magnetosphere is a shield, protecting us from dangerous cosmic rays.

磁层是一个屏障，保护我们免受危险宇宙射线的侵袭。

Cosmic rays that hit the optic nerve create this effect.

宇宙射线撞击视觉神经会产生这种效果。

They previously measured the spectrum of high-energy proton cosmic rays.

他们之前测量了高能质子宇宙射线的光谱。

You see, that shower of cosmic rays created an abundance of radiocarbon.

那次宇宙射线簇射产生了大量放射性碳。

Cosmic rays hitting atoms in the Earth's atmosphere create showers of them.

宇宙射线在地球大气层中撞击原子能够创造出一大波中微子。

Located some 4,400 meters above sea level, the observatory will study high-energy cosmic rays.

该观测站位于海拔约4400米处，将研究高能宇宙射线。

At the same time it was hit with higher levels of interstellar cosmic rays.

与此同时，击中它的星际宇宙射线的水平上升了。

Cosmic rays randomly flip the ones and zeroes that computers operate on, introducing unpredictable errors.

宇宙线随机翻转电脑操作的1和0，带来不可预测的错误。

But cosmic rays, as electrically charged particles, cannot be traced directly back to their source.

但是，宇宙射线作为带电粒子，不能直接追溯到它们的来源。

Neutrinos are produced by the same sources as cosmic rays, the highest-energy particles ever observed.

中微子与宇宙射线产生的来源相同，宇宙射线是迄今观察到的能量最高的粒子。

But primary cosmic rays like these don't make it down to earth's surface.

但像这样的初级宇宙射线无法到达地球表面。

Can anyone explain to me what are cosmic rays, before I throw these notes down a cliff?

我把这些笔记扔下悬崖之前，谁能给我解释一下宇宙射线是什么？

Over millions of years, those dust grains were battered by cosmic rays, which slightly altered their composition.

数百万年前，这些灰尘颗粒受到了宇宙射线的袭击，之后其成分略有改变。

You don't see similar flashes here on Earth, because the magnetosphere doesn't let cosmic rays reach you.

你们在地球上没有看到过类似的闪光，因为地球磁层不会让宇宙射线接触到你们。

And there is an experiment on the International Space Station that seeks to catch antimatter in cosmic rays.

国际空间站上也有一项旨在捕捉宇宙射线中的反物质的实验。

If enough phones in the same area see particles, scientists can recreate the cosmic ray's path through space.

如果有足够多的手机在同一地区与粒子相撞，科学家便可以再现宇宙射线穿越空间的路径了。

He said cosmic rays from outer space are always passing through the Earth's atmosphere.

他说，来自外太空的宇宙射线总是穿过地球的大气层。

They are also less likely than metals to generate dangerous secondary radiation when bombarded with things like cosmic rays.

在撞击如宇宙射线等东西时，比起金属材质的太空舱，膨胀式太空舱产生二次辐射危险的可能性更小。

In space, dust interacts with cosmic rays -- high-energy particles that move through space at nearly the speed of light.

在太空中，尘埃与宇宙射线相互作用，宇宙射线是一种以接近光速在太空中移动的高能粒子。

But it turns out, cosmic rays were probably not the culprit.

但事实证明， 宇宙射线可能不是罪魁祸首。