Oh-My-God particle
Ultra-high-energy cosmic ray detected in 1991 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with the "God Particle", or Higgs boson.
The Oh-My-God particle was an ultra-high-energy cosmic ray detected on 15 October 1991 by the Fly's Eye camera in Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, United States.[1][2][3] As of 2024[update], it is the highest-energy cosmic ray ever observed.[4] Its energy was estimated as (3.2±0.9)×1020 eV (320 exa-eV). The particle's energy was unexpected and called into question prevailing theories about the origin and propagation of cosmic rays.