Greatest cosmic energy detected by Veritas

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The Veritas radiotelescope team has successfully detected 100 GeV pulsed gamma rays, marking a significant advancement in cosmic energy research. This discovery is poised to have profound cosmological implications, following the earlier findings from the Opera experiment. The detection of these high-energy gamma rays represents a pivotal moment in astrophysics, warranting further investigation into their origins and effects on our understanding of the universe.

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The Veritas radiotelescope team has detected 100 GeV pulsed gamma rays. This is an awesome finding. In fact I post it here rather than in astrophysics because it could have cosmological consequences.

Wow, first Opera and now this, these are really exciting times!

http://arxiv.org/abs/1108.3797
 
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