Gamma Rays Discovered in the Cigar Galaxy

Astronomers using the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS), in Amado, Arizona, have recently announced that they discovered very high energy (VHE) gamma-ray emissions coming in from the starburst galaxy M82, also known as the Cigar Galaxy. According to the team, t... [ read more >> ]

M82 is a bright galaxy located approximately 12 million light years away from Earth, in the direction of the Ursa Major constellation

VERITAS is a collection of four 12-meter Cherenkov telescopes used to detect astrophysical sources of very high energy gamma rays

This false-color image shows the very high energy gamma-ray emission observed by VERITAS

Image comment: This false-color image shows the very high energy gamma-ray emission observed by VERITAS
Image credits: VERITAS

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This false-color image shows the very high energy gamma-ray emission observed by VERITAS
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