supernova remnant
an expanding shell of gas, with accompanying strong radio and x-ray emissions, produced by a supernova.
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Both gamma rays appear to have originated from the Crab Nebula, a sign that the famous supernova remnant harbors the most powerful electron accelerator yet identified.
The Crab Nebula’s electron launcher is so powerful, it almost shouldn’t exist | Monroe Hammond | July 9, 2021 | Popular-ScienceA cloud of expanding gas in space is the largest supernova remnant ever seen in the sky, a new study confirms.
A gargantuan supernova remnant looks 40 times as big as the full moon | Ken Croswell | March 17, 2021 | Science NewsHe notes that the team detected red light from sulfur atoms that are missing one electron, a hallmark of shocks in supernova remnants.
A gargantuan supernova remnant looks 40 times as big as the full moon | Ken Croswell | March 17, 2021 | Science News“The evidence for it being shocks in a supernova remnant seems to be very good,” says Roger Chevalier, an astronomer at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville not involved with the new work.
A gargantuan supernova remnant looks 40 times as big as the full moon | Ken Croswell | March 17, 2021 | Science NewsSo the astronomers studied the cloud at visible and ultraviolet wavelengths, which demonstrate that the Antlia object is indeed a supernova remnant.
A gargantuan supernova remnant looks 40 times as big as the full moon | Ken Croswell | March 17, 2021 | Science News
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