Astronomers detect mysterious high-energy particle falling to Earth from space

An artist’s illustration of the Amaterasu particle (Osaka Metropolitan University/Kyoto University/Ryuunosuke Takeshige)

Astronomers have detected a rare and extremely high-energy particle falling to Earth from space.

Named Amaterasu, after the sun goddess in Japanese mythology, it is one of the highest-energy cosmic rays ever detected, according to the scientists.