Superstar Eta Carinae Shoots Cosmic Rays (VIDEO)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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Zoom into Eta Carinae, where the outflows of two massive stars collide and shoot accelerated particles -- cosmic rays -- into space. Download in HD: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12989

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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

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