Milky Way's first microblazar may produce fastest particles in the galaxy
Milky Way's first microblazar may produce fastest particles in the galaxy
An international team of astronomers from ASTRON, JIVE, the University of Amsterdam and other institutions has found the first so-called "microblazar" in the Milky Way. This stellar system is composed of a massive star and a black hole with a jet that is pointed toward Earth. The researchers also identified the region where the jet hits a molecular cloud as a place where particles are accelerated…
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