Chinese scientists discover ultra-high-energy Milky Way cosmic accelerators – People's Daily Online

File photo shows researchers of China’s Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) He Huihai (R), Xin Guangguang (C) and Yuan Xiangfei talking about scientific data, on April 28, 2019. Chinese scientists have detected a dozen ultra-high-energy (UHE) cosmic accelerators within the Milky Way, a find that could overturn humanity’s understanding of the galaxy and help reveal the origin of cosmic rays, which have puzzled scientists for a century. The findings were based on the observations of China’s Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO), one of the country’s key national science and technology infrastructure facilities, which is under construction…