NASA finalized the grant and commencement of a collaborative research venture of America and Japan to conduct antiparticle experiments or the study of cosmic rays.
Alien life may get energy to survive from galactic cosmic rays that penetrate deep below the planets' surface, much like extreme microbes living in hostile locations on Earth.
A new study has warned that astronauts travelling to Mars on future extended mission may be at risk of chronic dementia due to exposure to galactic cosmic rays.