Spartans help make a surprising discovery about the sun

trueCollege of Natural Science,Physics & Astronomy08/04/2023Spartans help make a surprising discovery about the sun

MSU physicists were part of an international collaboration that has discovered the highest-energy light coming from the sun. Their results, recently published in the journal Physical Review Letters, detail the discovery. The team, who conducted their work at the High-Altitude Water Cherenkov Observatory, or HAWC, also found that this type of light, known as gamma rays, is surprisingly bright.

Scientists have discovered the highest-energy light ever observed from the sun.
The discovery was made by an international team of scientists led by researcher Mehr Un Nisa, a postdoctoral research associate at Michigan State University.
The team analyzed data from High-Altitude Water Chrenkov Observatory (HAWC) that was collected over a period of six years.
The discovery could have implications for our understanding of other stars and galaxies.

Matt Davenport

MSU physicists were part of an international collaboration that has discovered the highest-energy light coming from the sun. The results were recently published in the journal Physical Review Letters.

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