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"When my colleagues and I set to work on a century-old cosmic mystery, we found
an unexpected celestial laboratory in Terzan 5, a dense star cluster currently
plunging through our galaxy at breakneck speed.
This stellar oddity has allowed us to study the behaviour of cosmic rays –
high-energy particles whose erratic paths through space have baffled
astronomers since their discovery in 1912.
By observing radiation produced by Terzan 5’s cosmic rays, we’ve achieved a
scientific first: measuring how quickly these particles change direction due to
fluctuations in interstellar magnetic fields. Our research is published today
in
Nature Astronomy."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
