Science Visualized Particle Physics

Map captures Earth’s antineutrino glow

Planet’s crust, nuclear reactors are hot spots in newly released image

map of antineutrino emissions

ANTINEUTRINO RAINBOW  A global map of antineutrino emissions illustrates that many of the wispy particles are released from Earth’s crust and nuclear reactors.

S.M. Usman, G.R. Jocher, S.T. Dye, W.F. McDonough, J.G. Learned, Adapted By S. Egts 

By Meghan Rosen

- More than 2 years ago

Each second, more than 10 septillion (1025) antineutrinos race away from Earth and into space.