Suzaku Finds 'Fossil' Fireballs from Supernovae
Wednesday, December 30, 2009 - 15:56
in Astronomy & Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- Studies of two supernova remnants using the Japan-U.S. Suzaku observatory have revealed never-before-seen embers of the high-temperature fireballs that immediately followed the explosions. Even after thousands of years, gas within these stellar wrecks retain the imprint of temperatures 10,000 times hotter than the sun's surface.