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China’s LHAASO maps cosmic ray source three times sun’s size

Quantum ZeitgeistAugust 5, 20262 min read

LHAASO detected Cygnus X-3, a binary system, accelerating particles to at least 30 PeV—the most powerful particle acceleration discovered to date.

China’s Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) has identified Cygnus X-3 as the most powerful particle accelerator observed to date, exceeding previous theoretical limits for galactic cosmic-ray energies. Researchers confirmed that this binary system accelerates particles…

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