Pierre Auger at Merida Mexico

The members of the international collaboration, Pierre Auger, present their results this week and the next, at Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.

The main point, as I see it, is that several groups were wrong, there are not many mysteries in the signal coming from space. It is what is expected. If the cosmic ray has a lot of energy, the microwave background radiation, acts as a shield, and protects us. Another component of the Goldilocks effect discussed in Paul Davies book, Cosmic Jackpot.

We are just in the right place, protected by ....

I guess you have to choose who is protecting you, my preferred choice is my Dad that died twenty seven years ago.