Tag Archives: supernova remnants

The search for a powerful natural particle accelerator

Posted on August 29, 2022 by VM

And the promise of one distant supernova remnant. Continue reading →

Posted in Scicomm | Tagged cosmic ray knee, cosmic rays, Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, gamma rays, inverse Compton scattering, neutral pions, OMG particle, PeVatron, shockfront mechanism, supernova remnants, Swordy plot | Leave a comment

HESS telescopes discover new source of gamma rays called a superbubble

Posted on January 23, 2015 by VM

Astronomers using the HESS telescopes have discovered a new source of high-energy gamma rays. Dubbed a superbubble, it appears to be a massive shell of gas and dust 270 light-years in diameter being blown outward by the radiation from multiple … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 30 Dor C, Cherenkov radiation, Cherenkov Telescope Array, Crab Nebula, dark matter, Fermi telescope, gamma rays, High Energy Stereoscopic System, Large Magellanic Cloud, pulsar wind nebulae, superbubbles, supernova remnants, Tarantula Nebula | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: supernova remnants

The search for a powerful natural particle accelerator

HESS telescopes discover new source of gamma rays called a superbubble

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