#A binary star as a cosmic particle accelerator
“#A binary star as a cosmic particle accelerator” 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. Credit: DESY, Science Communication Lab With a specialized telescope in Namibia a DESY-led team of…