China’s LHAASO Detects Cosmic Accelerator Surpassing Previous Energy Limits

By Munis Raza · Interesting Engineering · 2026-08-03

According to Interesting Engineering, researchers using the Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory have identified a binary star system capable of accelerating particles to 30 peta-electron volts. This discovery at Cygnus X-3 effectively shatters long-held theoretical models

According to Interesting Engineering, researchers using the Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory have identified a binary star system capable of accelerating particles to 30 peta-electron volts. This discovery at Cygnus X-3 effectively shatters long-held theoretical models