... Astronomy Picture of the Day . X-ray Hot SupernovaRemnant in the SMC . << Yesterday . 9.12.1999 . Tomorrow >> . ... this cosmic Q is likely a several thousand year old supernovaremnant , the result of the death explosion of a massive star ...
... Astronomy Picture of the Day . Keplers SupernovaRemnant in X Rays . << Yesterday . 16.01.2007 . Tomorrow >> . ... Some type of star exploded to create the unusually shaped nebula known as Kepler's supernovaremnant , but which type? ...
... Pictured is the supernovaremnant Puppis A, one of the brightest sources in the X-ray sky , with shocked gas clouds still expanding and radiating X-rays. ...
... At the northwestern edge of the constellation Vela (the Sails) the four frame mosaic is over 10 degrees wide, centered on the glowing filaments of the Vela SupernovaRemnant , the expanding debris cloud from the death explosion of a massive star. ...
... Credit Copyright: Davide De Martin ( Skyfactory ) Explanation: It's easy to get lost following the intricate filaments in this detailed image of faint supernovaremnant Simeis 147. ...
... Remaining at the center of the Vela SupernovaRemnant is a pulsar , a star as dense as nuclear matter that completely rotates more than ten times in a single second. ...
... Now known as the SN 1006 supernovaremnant , the debris cloud appears to be about 60 light-years across and is understood to represent the remains of a white dwarf star. ...