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Supernova Remnant
The structure resulting from the explosion of a star in a supernova. It consists of ejected material expanding from the explosion and the shocked interstellar medium it sweeps up.
Source: apod.nasa.gov
APODs including "Supernova Remnant"
NGC 2736: The Pencil Nebula
24/09/2012
In the Glare of Alpha Centauri
28/06/2012
NuSTAR X-Ray Telescope Launched
19/06/2012
Star Formation in the Tarantula Nebula
16/05/2012
The Case of the Missing Supernova Companion
12/01/2012
Cooling Neutron Star
05/03/2011
Simeis 147: Supernova Remnant
12/02/2011
The Rippled Red Ribbons of SNR 0509
25/01/2011
A Lunar Eclipse on Solstice Day
20/12/2010
The Veil Nebula
16/09/2010
Vela Supernova Remnant
10/09/2010
Fast Gas Bullet from Cosmic Blast N49
30/06/2010
Starry Night Scavenger Hunt
15/06/2010
Tentacles of the Tarantula Nebula
18/05/2010
The Elusive Jellyfish Nebula
15/05/2010
Fermi Catalogs the Gamma-ray Sky
18/03/2010
NGC 6992: Filaments of the Veil Nebula
01/12/2009
Great Observatories Explore Galactic Center
11/11/2009
Supernova Remnant E0102-72
05/09/2009
The Gum Nebula
22/08/2009
SN 1006 Supernova Remnant
01/08/2009
Fermi's Gamma-ray Pulsars
09/07/2009
SNR 0104: An Unusual Suspect
12/06/2009
Elusive Jellyfish Nebula
14/05/2009
Tycho's Supernova Remnant
17/03/2009
Simeis 147: Supernova Remnant
31/01/2009
NGC 2736: The Pencil Nebula
08/01/2009
Our Galaxy's Central Molecular Zone
10/11/2008
A Spectre in the Eastern Veil
01/11/2008
A Dark Pulsar in CTA 1
21/10/2008