The Oh My God Particle
Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/DonateSPACE In 1991 a single atomic nucleus slammed into our atmosphere with the intensity of a macroscopic object. It’s been named The Oh-My-God particle. Get your first two months of CuriosityStream free by going to http://curiositystream.com/spacetime and using the promo code “spacetime”. You can further support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/pbsspacetime Get your own Space Time tshirt at http://bit.ly/1QlzoBi Tweet at us! @pbsspacetime Facebook: facebook.com/pbsspacetime Email us! pbsspacetime [at] gmail [dot] com Comment on Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/pbsspacetime Help translate our videos! https://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_panel?tab=2&c=UC7_gcs09iThXybpVgjHZ_7g Referenced Videos: Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tCMd1ytvWg Previous Episode: Telescopes on the Moon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHjiXTlFSSM Cosmic rays aren’t actually rays at all, but atomic nuclei traveling at close to the speed of light. Typically they are low in energy and are easily deflected by other particles, but on rare occasions an incredibly powerful atomic nuclei strikes the Earth’s surface. The largest of these was the Oh My God Particle. Written and Hosted by Matt O’Dowd Produced by Rusty Ward Graphics by Kurt Ross Made by Kornhaber Brown (www.kornhaberbrown.com) Comments answered by Matt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHjiXTlFSSM&lc=z13vt3nb3ybdg3ok223kwrmq3nvyv3eyk04 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHjiXTlFSSM&lc=z120zr0rfyi4c335i04cd3sr2wahunehijc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHjiXTlFSSM&lc=z13as1sgjrn1vjb1122yubbjpujodtbua https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHjiXTlFSSM&lc=z12lhfop2y3hitytz23ien34snzztvng104 Special thanks to our Patreon Big Bang, Quasar and Hypernova Supporters: Big Bang Shane Robinson David Nicklas Quasar Tambe Barsbay Luna IT Solutions Coolascats Avan & Kyan Griggs Max Levine Hypernova Science Via Markets Chuck Zegar Craig Peterson Jordan Young Ratfeast John Hofmann Thanks to our Patreon Gamma Ray Burst Supporters: Conor Dillon Jared Moore Michal-Peanut Karmi Bernardo Higuera Erik Stein Daniel Lyons Jade Bilkey Kevin Warne JJ Bagnell J Rejc Michael Fischer Dylan Merida Amy Jie Anthony Caridi Avi Goldfinger John Pettit Shannan Catalano Florian Stinglmayr Yubo Du Benoit Pagé-Guitard Ronny Polonia Nathan Leniz Jessica Fraley Kirk Mathews Loro Lukic Carl P. Corliss Brandon labonte David Crane Greg Weiss Eric Jackson
