Analog Film Captures Cosmic Radiation on a Stratospheric Balloon Flight

Photography student Tom Liggett sent a 5×4 color negative sealed in a dark bag to about 121,000 feet to expose it directly to cosmic radiation, creating an abstract image from UV-C rays, muons, and distant cosmic particles; a tree punctured the bag causing a yellow bloom; the payload landed in Connecticut and was recovered with landowner permission; Liggett says the result is a more accurate representation of space than a conventional photograph.