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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"
Cometary Globules
12/10/2013
Filaments of the Vela Supernova Remnant
01/10/2013
M1: The Incredible Expanding Crab
05/09/2013
NGC 6960: The Witch's Broom Nebula
29/05/2013
Kepler's Supernova Remnant in X-Rays
15/05/2013
X-rays from Supernova Remnant SN 1006
23/04/2013
NGC 2736: The Pencil Nebula
21/03/2013
Cas A: Optical and X-ray
17/01/2013
The Elusive Jellyfish Nebula
09/01/2013
Wisps of the Veil Nebula
26/11/2012
The Black Hole in the Milky Way
02/11/2012
Simeis 147: Supernova Remnant
09/10/2012
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