Dear Colleagues,

Cosmic rays (CR) are one of our best probes to study and try to understand the Universe. In particular, the study of charged cosmic rays is the base of high-energy particle physics and nowadays is one of the widest and most active research fields. The cosmic ray energy spectrum spans more than 12 orders of magnitude from few MeV up to tens or hundreds of PeV and the detection techniques are very different ranging from ballong flights to space missions and ground-based experiments. The scientific items are also very different and cover different fields form CR origin, acceleration, and propagation mechanisms in the Universe,to the effect of CR on human activity in space This Special Issue will focus on the latest advancements in charged cosmic ray physics with both direct and indirect detection methods and provide a landscape for future experiments and discoveries in the growing field of cosmic ray science.

Dr. Felicia Barbato
Dr. Fabio Gargano
Guest Editors

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• cosmic rays
• space detectors
• space weather
• extensive air shower
• balloon experiment
• high energy astrophysics