From the March 2011 issue

Magnetic fields, subatomic particles, etc., traveling in different directions fill the universe. Do they deflect or otherwise affect one another? If so, isn’t the information we get from them distorted?

John R. Miller, Chipley, Florida
By | Published: March 28, 2011 | Last updated on May 18, 2023
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Yes, there are many ways in which the components you list can influence each other. Neutrino astronomy, which is still in its infancy, is attractive because neutrinos interact so weakly with matter that few of these distorting effects occur.