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1 .This is Scientific American 60-Second Space. I'm Clara Moskowitz. Got a minute?
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2 .Thousands of energetic particles called cosmic rays fly right through our bodies every second without us ever noticing.
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3 .Now scientists want your help to track this radiation from space in a massive citizen science project by using your smartphone.
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4 .Physicists don't know for sure where cosmic rays come from,
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5 .but they suspect supernovae and powerful black holes are involved.
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6 .Although we're bombarded with the particles, the very highest energy cosmic rays are rare.
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7 .Studying them has therefore been difficult.
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8 .But it turns out that smartphone cameras are actually good at detecting them.
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9 .When these especially energetic rays hit Earth's atmosphere they create a shower of other charged particles.
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10 .These particles hit a camera's sensor, resulting in one bright pixel against a dark background.
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11 .If enough phones in the same area see particles, scientists can recreate the cosmic ray's path through space.
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12 .You can take part in the project through an app called CRAYFIS (for Cosmic Rays Found in Smartphones).
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13 .CRAYFIS only operates when a phone is plugged into a power source and not otherwise being used, so it will not drain your battery.
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14 .Imagine: between Candy Crush and Facebook sessions, your phone can help unravel the mysteries of the universe.
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15 .Thanks for the minute, for Scientific American 60-Second Space. I'm Clara Moskowitz.
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