OldMercsRule
05-12-2011, 01:07 AM
"The Crab Nebula has shocked astronomers by emitting an unprecedented blast of gamma rays, the highest-energy light in the Universe.
The cause of the 12 April gamma-ray flare, described at the Third Fermi Symposium in Rome, is a total mystery.
It seems to have come from a small area of the famous nebula, which is the wreckage from an exploded star.
The object has long been considered a steady source of light, but the Fermi telescope hints at greater activity..."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13362958
Sorry Turdly another Brit newspaper...... :D
The cause of the 12 April gamma-ray flare, described at the Third Fermi Symposium in Rome, is a total mystery.
It seems to have come from a small area of the famous nebula, which is the wreckage from an exploded star.
The object has long been considered a steady source of light, but the Fermi telescope hints at greater activity..."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13362958
Sorry Turdly another Brit newspaper...... :D