Supernova Remnant E0102 from Hubble . ... Credit Copyright: Hubble Heritage Team , ESA , NASA Explanation: It's the blue wisp near the bottom that's the remnant of a tremendous recent supernova explosion. ... The supernova remnant wisp, with full coordinate name 1E0102.2-7219 and frequently abbreviated as E0102 , also lies in the SMC, about 50 light years away from N76. ... E0102 is of research interest because we see it as it appeared only 2,000 years after its explosion. ...