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Recent theoretical predictions of the lowest very high energy (VHE)luminosity of SN 1006 are only a factor 5 below the previously publishedH.E.S.S. upper limit, thus motivating further in-depth observations of thissource. Deep observations at VHE energies (above 100 GeV) were carried out withthe High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) of Cherenkov Telescopes from2003 to 2008. More than 100 hours of data have been collected and subjected toan improved analysis procedure. Observations resulted in the detection of VHEgamma-rays from SN 1006. The measured gamma-ray spectrum is compatible with apower-law, the flux is of the order of 1% of that detected from the CrabNebula, and is thus consistent with the previously established H.E.S.S. upperlimit. The source exhibits a bipolar morphology, which is strongly correlatedwith non-thermal X-rays. Because the thickness of the VHE-shell is compatiblewith emission from a thin rim, particle acceleration in shock waves is likelyto be the origin of the gamma-ray signal. The measured flux level can beaccounted for by inverse Compton emission, but a mixed scenario that includesleptonic and hadronic components and takes into account the ambient matterdensity inferred from observations also leads to a satisfactory description ofthe multi-wavelength spectrum.

First detection of VHE gamma-rays from SN 1006 by H.E.S.S