The pulsar nebula has been named "Potoroo", after a small Australian marsupial. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Astronomers have ...

Astronomers link an X-ray nebula to a pulsar-powered PeVatron, offering major clues to the origins of galactic cosmic rays.

A telescope in Tibet consisting of plastic detectors and underground water vat observed the highest-energy light yet—and it came from one of the most famous light sources in the sky. For the first ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Stanford Univ./M. de Vries et al.; Optical full field: Palomar ...