Supernova Remnant Is an Unusual Suspect
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 - 14:42
in Astronomy & Space
A new image from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory shows a supernova remnant with a different look. This object, known as SNR 0104-72.3 (SNR 0104 for short), is in the Small Magellanic Cloud, a small neighboring galaxy to the Milky Way.
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