High-energy trap in our galaxy's center, revealed by gamma-ray telescopes
Wednesday, July 19, 2017 - 10:22
in Astronomy & Space
The center of our Milky Way contains a 'trap' that concentrates some of the highest-energy cosmic rays, among the fastest particles in the galaxy, a combined analysis of data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope and the High Energy Stereoscopic System, a ground-based observatory in Namibia, suggests.