Sentences with phrase «by the cosmic rays acted»
The data collected indicate that the electrons released by the cosmic rays acted as catalysts to accelerate the formation of stable clusters of sulfuric acid and water molecules — the building blocks for clouds.
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In large systems such a spontaneous transition is thought to occur due to a cosmic ray or some other local radiation that entered the sample to act as a nucleation point, or it is triggered by vibration.
In addition one Nobel Prize - winning scientist, Paul Crtuzen, suggests that tiny particles called sulfates can act as a cosmic sunscreen by blocking the sun's rays from reaching Earth.