A Mystery Object in the Milky Way Is Blasting Out Particles 100 Times More Powerful Than the LHC
Within the constellation Aquila in the northern skies, a powerful cosmic accelerator has been pumping out fast-moving particles at the some of the highest known energies in our galaxy, far outdoing human-made colliders on Earth. Scientists have identified a mysterious object in the Milky Way that can accelerate protons beyond one quadrillion electron volts. A hidden source Astronomers first spotted LHAASO J1912+1014u in 2024 near the star Altair, one of the brightest in the night skies.
- ▪Within the constellation Aquila in the northern skies, a powerful cosmic accelerator has been pumping out fast-moving particles at the some of the highest known energies in our galaxy, far outdoing human-made colliders on Earth.
- ▪Scientists have identified a mysterious object in the Milky Way that can accelerate protons beyond one quadrillion electron volts.
- ▪A hidden source Astronomers first spotted LHAASO J1912+1014u in 2024 near the star Altair, one of the brightest in the night skies.
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Within the constellation Aquila in the northern skies, a powerful cosmic accelerator has been pumping out fast-moving particles at the some of the highest known energies in our galaxy, far outdoing human-made colliders on Earth. Scientists have identified a mysterious object in the Milky Way that can accelerate protons beyond one quadrillion electron volts. The object, named LHAASO J1912+1014u, can provide clues to the origin of high-energy particles that move through space at nearly the speed of light and influence events throughout the…
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