NASA's Fermi closes on source of cosmic rays

Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 22:35 in Astronomy & Space

New images from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope show where supernova remnants emit radiation a billion times more energetic than visible light. The images bring astronomers a step closer to understanding the source of some of the universe's most energetic particles -- cosmic rays.

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