[1/2] An artist's composition of the Milky Way seen with a neutrino lens (blue) is shown in this undated handout image.
Scientists said on Thursday they have produced an image of the Milky Way not based on electromagnetic radiation - light - but on ghostly subatomic particles called neutrinos.
Neutrinos are produced by the same sources as cosmic rays, the highest-energy particles ever observed, but differ in a key respect.
They released an illustration of their findings with neutrinos from the Milky Way represented by light, with a heavy concentration at the galaxy's core.
"The most likely source of neutrinos and cosmic rays in our galaxy," Taboada added, "are the remains of past supernova explosions.
Persons:
Lily Le, Shawn Johnson, Ignacio Taboada, Francis Halzen, Taboada, Naoko Kurahashi Neilson, Halzen, Will Dunham, Rosalba O'Brien
Organizations:
. National Science Foundation, REUTERS, Georgia Tech, of Wisconsin, Drexel University, Thomson
Locations:
REUTERS WASHINGTON, Philadelphia