Astrophysicists Spot Unusual Radiation from Crab Nebula
Friday, October 7, 2011 - 07:00
in Astronomy & Space
The VERITAS array of telescopes has detected pulsed gamma rays from the pulsar at the heart of the Crab Nebula that have energies far higher than the common theoretical models can explain. The finding is one of the most exciting in the telescope's history, say consortium members at Washington University in St. Louis.