If all matter we perceive around us is made out of elemental atoms (Up&Down Quarks + Electrons) What do the other 4 quarks (Charm, Strange, Top Bottom) & 5 Leptons (Muon, Tai, Electron Neutrino, Mou Neu’, Tau Neu’) Get up to in the universe around us

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I suppose a shorter way to ask this question would be; What do the other Composite particles aside from protons and neutrons get up to in the universe…

*Spelling Mistake in title (Tai is supposed to be Tau)

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They do occationally make appearances in nuclear decay, nuclear fusion, high energy particle interractions, etc. We do actually detect quite a number of muons here on the ground from interactions between high energy cosmic particles and our atmosphere and this can be used for various things. We do also see neutrinos which can be generated by supernovas or nuclear detonations. So we can detect these events before the photons and other particles reach us.

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