NASA's Fermi Closes on Source of Cosmic Rays
January 10, 2013
Fermi's Large Area Telescope resolved GeV gamma rays from supernova remnants of different ages and in different environments. W51C, W44 and IC 443 are middle-aged remnants between 4,000 and 30,000 years old. Cassiopeia A, which is only 330 years old, appears as a point source. Credit: NASA/DOE/Fermi LAT Collaboration
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Technology Internet, Space, Astronomy, Physics, Fermi, Supernova remnant, Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, Cosmic ray, Enrico Fermi, Astroparticle physics, Supernovae, Astrophysics, Nebulae, Radiation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
