NASA shows the Eta Carinae shoots cosmic rays at Earth - Daily Mail HD

The most luminous and massive stellar system within 10,000 light-years of Earth is far more powerful than astronomers had thought. A new NASA study found Eta Carinaes, which is 7,500 light-years away, accelerates particles to such high energies some of them reach Earth as cosmic rays. The star system consists of two huge stars orbiting each other that are so bright and massive that the radiation they produce rips off their surfaces and spews them into space at speeds comparable to the speed of light. Original Article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5915087/Gigantic-ray-gun-Eta-Carinae-powerful-cosmic-blasts-reach-Earth.html Original Video: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/sciencetech/video-1720026/NASA-shows-Eta-Carinae-shoots-cosmic-rays-Earth.html Daily Mail Facebook: http://facebook.com/dailymail Daily Mail IG: http://instagram.com/dailymail Daily Mail Snap: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/Daily-Mail/8392137033 Daily Mail Twitter: http://twitter.com/MailOnline Daily Mail Pinterest: http://pinterest.co.uk/dailymail Daily Mail Google+: https://plus.google.com/+DailyMail Get the free Daily Mail mobile app: http://dailymail.co.uk/mobile