E0102-72: a supernova remnant in the Small Magellanic Cloud | 20/09/1999 | ||
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from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory reveal previously unobserved features
in the remnants of supernova explosions. The striking image of the supernova
remnant E0102-72 shows puzzling spoke-like structures in its interior. |
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Image Credit: NASA/CXC/SAO. | |||
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E0102-72 is a supernova remnant in the Small Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. This galaxy is 190,000 light years from Earth. E0102 -72, which is approximately a thousand years old, is believed to have resulted from the explosion of a massive star. Stretching across forty light years of space, the multi-million degree source resembles a flaming cosmic wheel. | ![]() |
Constellation: Tucana | |
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