Something In Big Dipper ‘Blob’ Is Sending Out Cosmic Rays, Study Says

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A map of cosmic ray concentrations in the northern sky, showing a “hotspot” (red) in the location of the Big Dipper. Credit: K. Kawata, University of Tokyo Institute for Cosmic Ray Research

Behind the Big Dipper is something pumping out a lot of extremely high-energy cosmic rays, a new study says. And as astronomers try to learn more about the nature of these emanations — maybe black holes, maybe supernovas — newer work hints that it could be related to how the universe is structured.

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