ScienceNuSTAR points to pulsar wind nebulae as possible energy sources for cosmic rays
Cosmic rays travel at nearly light speed, but where do they get their energy? NASA Universe says its NuSTAR telescope has found another candidate: pulsar wind nebulae.
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NASA Universe says its NuSTAR telescope has identified pulsar wind nebulae as another candidate for where cosmic rays get their energy. Astronomers have been searching for the sites that energize these particles, which travel across the cosmos at nearly light speed.
NuSTAR points to pulsar wind nebulae as possible energy sources for cosmic rays
Cosmic rays travel at nearly light speed, but where do they get their energy? NASA Universe says its NuSTAR telescope has found another candidate: pulsar wind nebulae.
TLDR
NASA Universe says its NuSTAR telescope has identified pulsar wind nebulae as another candidate for where cosmic rays get their energy. Astronomers have been searching for the sites that energize these particles, which travel across the cosmos at nearly light speed.
