Massive Star Eta Carinae is Shooting Cosmic Rays

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Channel: CoconutScienceLab · 2018 · Science & Technology

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More space news and info at: http://www.coconutsciencelab.com - a new study using data from NASA's NuSTAR space telescope suggests that the most luminous and massive stellar system within 10,000 light-years, Eta Carinae, is accelerating particles to high energies -- some of which may reach Earth as cosmic rays.

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