A Mystery Object in the Milky Way Is Blasting Out Particles 100 Times More Powerful Than the LHC
A mysterious Milky Way object is emitting particles with energy levels exceeding one quadrillion electron volts.
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Source diversity sample: Lavender Hotel · Quantum Zeitgeist · ScienceDaily · South China Morning Post · Gizmodo.
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One quadrillion electron volts marks the energy threshold of protons being accelerated by a newly identified object within the Milky Way. This source is three times the size of the Sun and functions as a particle accelerator with power 100 times greater than the Large Hadron Collider. ScienceDaily and Gizmodo note the significant disparity between terrestrial technology and this cosmic source.
The South China Morning Post and Quantum Zeitgeist report that China’s Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) successfully mapped the source, which is categorized as the most powerful particle accelerator in the universe. Lavender Hotel coverage focuses on the implications for decoding the high-energy astrophysical horizon. Astronomers and physicists are now focused on further analysis of the data captured by LHAASO to better define the object's properties.
Coverage does not yet specify the classification of the object or potential impacts on interstellar research.
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How powerful is the object?
It accelerates protons beyond one quadrillion electron volts, making it 100 times more powerful than the Large Hadron Collider.
What facility discovered this object?
The discovery was made using China’s Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO).
What is the size of the mystery object?
According to coverage, the source is three times the size of the Sun.
Sources (5)
- Decoding the High Energy Astrophysical Horizon Lavender Hotel · 8h ago
- China’s LHAASO Maps Cosmic Ray Source Three Times Sun’s Size Quantum Zeitgeist · 8h ago
- Mysterious Milky Way object accelerates protons beyond one quadrillion electron volts ScienceDaily · 8h ago
- Chinese observatory finds most powerful particle accelerator in the universe South China Morning Post · 8h ago
- A Mystery Object in the Milky Way Is Blasting Out Particles 100 Times More Powerful Than the LHC Gizmodo · 8h ago
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