> That's not what actually happened here (probably), but think of relatively heavy atoms like iron, ejected from a supernova at close to the speed of light. They're not really "rays".
Wow, I have to admit I always assumed cosmic rays to be gamma radiation but alpha particle radiation sounds a lot more scary.
Does anyone happen to know if computers engineered for the space station or shuttles have already some built-in (memory)redundancy or magnetic shielding to account for damage by cosmic rays? I imagine a system crash of the life support systems in space would be devastating.
Didn't watch Foundation yet, but loved him in The Expanse, such a charismatic presence.