Category Archives: HAWC
HAWC detection of high-energy gamma-ray emission surrounding middle-aged pulsars
Pulsars are rapidly spinning neutron stars—remnants of massive star explosions—that blast electromagnetic radiation at regular [...]
HAWC detection of an ultra-high-energy gamma-ray bubble around a microquasar
This story is adapted from the HAWC Collaboration press release. Microquasars—compact regions surrounding a black hole with [...]
HAWC discovers the highest energy light coming from the sun
This story is adapted from the Michigan State University (MSU) press release. Sometimes, the best [...]
Ke Fang elected HAWC collaboration’s next US spokesperson
Ke Fang, an assistant professor of physics at the Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center (WIPAC) [...]
Prof. Ke Fang receives prestigious Shakti Duggal Award
Ke Fang, professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has been selected as the recipient of [...]
Not So Fast, Supernova: Highest-energy Cosmic Rays Detected in Star Clusters
The highest-energy cosmic rays come from subatomic interactions within star clusters, not supernovae, say Michigan [...]
Welcome, Assistant Professor Ke Fang!
On January 1, astroparticle physicist Ke Fang joined WIPAC and the UW–Madison Physics Department as [...]
IceCube and HAWC unite efforts to dissect the cosmic-ray anisotropy
In an attempt to better understand the anisotropy, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the HAWC [...]
The cosmic-ray anisotropy with two years of HAWC
In a new measurement published recently in The Astrophysical Journal, HAWC has looked deeper into [...]
Mountain-top observatory sees gamma rays from exotic Milky Way object
For the first time, an international collaboration of scientists has detected extremely high-energy gamma rays, [...]