Highest-Energy Particles Yet Arrive from Ancient Crab Nebula

Share this on WhatsApp A little before sunrise on July 4, A.D. 1054, imperial astronomers of the Song Dynasty in China spotted an unknown star lighting up the eastern sky. “It’s as bright as Venus, with pointed rays in all four directions and a reddish-white color,” they wrote in notes delivered to the emperor. The … Continue reading Highest-Energy Particles Yet Arrive from Ancient Crab Nebula