Cosmic Radiation

“Welcome to the age of cosmic radiation! In 2021 the Sun fell to its lowest point of activity since the birth of science. Its magnetic waves that once shielded the Earth dramatically weakened. During this solar lull powerful intergalactic cosmic rays penetrated our atmosphere. Originating from the explosive remnants of dead stars, these silent, invisible and highly charged particles were only noticed in their effect – in what they did to our bodies and to the technologies we thought we could rely upon”.