Stellar Shrapnel Seen in Aftermath of Explosion
Monday, May 24, 2010 - 16:50
in Astronomy & Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- This beautiful composite image shows N49, the aftermath of a supernova explosion in the Large Magellanic Cloud. A new long observation from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, shown in blue, reveals evidence for a bullet-shaped object being blown out of debris field left over from an exploded star.