WTH? Cosmic Rays?

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Is this even possible? Or is this an excuse? If it's a thing, it's quite the story.

A New Jersey-bound airplane that suddenly plunged thousands of feet in the air — sending 15 people to the hospital in October — was likely struck by cosmic rays from a star that exploded in another galaxy, according to space experts.

The JetBlue Airbus A320 flight was hit by a stream of high-energy particles from a distant supernova blast that traveled millions of years, according to Clive Dyer, a space and radiation expert from the University of Surrey who spoke to space.com

 
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Is this even possible? Or is this an excuse? If it's a thing, it's quite the story.

A New Jersey-bound airplane that suddenly plunged thousands of feet in the air — sending 15 people to the hospital in October — was likely struck by cosmic rays from a star that exploded in another galaxy, according to space experts.

The JetBlue Airbus A320 flight was hit by a stream of high-energy particles from a distant supernova blast that traveled millions of years, according to Clive Dyer, a space and radiation expert from the University of Surrey who spoke to space.com

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Yeah ... I'll go with stupid beyond belief ... strictly clickbait ...

Most cosmic rays are simple hydrogen nuclei ... bare nekked protons ... more energy than solar wind but still the same material ... and just like the solar wind, Earth's magnetic field protect us from most of these particles ...

The better explanation is atmospheric turbulence ... we should always wear our seatbelts when flying unless there's a reason not to, besides comfort ... these commercial jets are designed to take the punishment ... but you'll be bounced around inside ... four shore ...

Next trip at altitude ... bring a Geiger counter ... scare yourself ... ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ...
 
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