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Accelerated to high energies, the particles making up cosmic rays aren’t exactly friendly to life. At least, not to life as we know it. According to a new theory, they could spark a chain of reactions ...

Recent research has uncovered a surprising twist in the search for extraterrestrial life: cosmic rays, typically seen as hazardous to life, may actually support alien life on cold, dark moons in our ...