Wits scientists help discover galaxy's most powerful source of cosmic radiation

17 March 2016 - 11:28
By TMG Digital

An international team of scientists‚ including astrophysicists from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg‚ have announced they have found the most powerful source of cosmic radiation at the centre of our galaxy. SA astronomers help discover hidden galaxies behind Milky WayTheir findings‚ published on Wednesday evening in the scientific journal Nature‚ reveal for the first time a source of cosmic radiation at energies never observed before in the Milky Way.

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