Astrophysicist Robin Corbet discovers rare, high-energy binary star system beyond the Milky Way
“These are more massive than our own Sun but squeezed down to something about the size of Washington, DC,” explains Corbet. The forces required to create gamma rays are intense, he says, “It’s like having a particle accelerator in space.” Continue Reading Astrophysicist Robin Corbet discovers rare, high-energy binary star system beyond the Milky Way