Remnant of an explosion with a powerful kick?
Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 08:02
in Astronomy & Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- Vital clues about the devastating ends to the lives of massive stars can be found by studying the aftermath of their explosions. In its more than twelve years of science operations, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has studied many of these supernova remnants sprinkled across the Galaxy.