The constellation Cygnus, now visible in the western sky as twilight deepens after sunset, hosts one of our galaxy's richest-known stellar construction zones. Astronomers viewing the region at visible ...

In 2002, when astronomers first detected cosmic gamma rays – the most energetic form of light known – coming from the constellation Cygnus they were surprised and perplexed. The region lacked the ...

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Some of the mysterious, high-energy cosmic rays that bombard Earth may hatch from a colossal, gassy superbubble carved into space by hyperactive young stars in the Cygnus X region of the sky. “We can ...

The constellation Cygnus, now visible in the western sky as twilight deepens after sunset, hosts one of our galaxy’s richest-known stellar construction zones. Astronomers viewing the region at visible ...

In 2002, when astronomers first detected cosmic gamma rays coming from the constellation Cygnus, they were surprised and perplexed. The region lacked the extreme electromagnetic fields that they ...