Binary Star as a Cosmic Particle Accelerator (IMAGE)

Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY

Binary Star as a Cosmic Particle Accelerator

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Using the High Energy Sterescopic System H.E.S.S., astrophysicists have identified colliding stellar winds from the double star Eta Carinae as a new type of source of very high-energy (VHE) cosmic gamma radiation.

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Illustration: DESY, Science Communication Lab

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