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Gamma-ray ridge near Galactic Center shows a spectral bend

A model-based analysis of about 365 hours of H.E.S.S. observations finds significant curvature in the Galactic Center ridge gamma-ray spectrum and places the preferred cosmic-ray injection site near Sgr A*. Several competing spectral shapes fit equally well, so the result narrows the possibilities without settling the spectrum’s exact form.

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Astronomy & SpaceGalaxies & Black HolesPreprint

Preprint suggests dense gas makes some JWST galaxies look metal-poor

A new arXiv preprint reports that three of four high-redshift candidates initially identified as extremely metal-poor galaxies had very dense high-ionization gas. Accounting for that density produced higher metallicity estimates and led the authors to classify them as possible EMPG impostors, while stressing that the result is limited to four selected objects.

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