... magnitude and opposite in direction.These laws are valid for all matter everywhere in the Universe, and theyapply to matter in any form it takes, from planets and galaxies to spacesatellites and ... theory” and a “general theory.” The special theory refers to motions of observers and events that do not exhibit any accelerations. The velocities remain uniform.The general theory, on the other hand, ... are high-speed protons, nu-clei, and other particles that stream through space from the Sun and thegalaxy. When they strike the Earth’s atmosphere, their energy and mass are converted into other...