Mysterious Milky Way Object Accelerates Protons Beyond One Quadrillion Electron Volts
An international research team led by Hiroshima University has confirmed that a high-energy celestial object known as LHAASO J1912+1014u functions as a cosmic-ray proton accelerator, or proton PeVatron, capable of pushing protons beyond one quadrillion electron volts. Published in The Astrophysical Journal on July 16, 2026, the discovery combines multiwavelength observations from space- and ground-based … Read more