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• Supernova Bubble Resembles Holiday Ornament: A supernova in the Large Magellanic Cloud, which lies about 160,000 light years from Earth.

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  • 24 comments
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  • Date taken: 2011-01-26 14:42:43
  • Date uploaded: 2011-01-31
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, supernova, chandra, largemagellaniccloud, astronomy, space, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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• Cassiopeia A: Cassiopeia A in Many Colors

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  • 18 comments
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  • Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:28:57
  • Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, cassiopeiaa, chandratelescope, supernovaremnant, compositeimage, foto, spaziali, spazio, universo, chandra, astronomy, falsecolor, spitzer, space, outerspace, satellitephotos, stars, color, pattern, galaxy, casasupernova, chandracolorfulcomposite, casa, supernova, nebula, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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• Hot Gas in Galactic Center: Chandra Turns Up the Heat in the Milky Way Center (A 130 light year region of the center of the Milky Way: Located about 26,000 light years from Earth, the region contains a supermassive black hole, hot gas, and thousands of X-

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  • 1 comment
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  • Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:35:08
  • Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, hotgasingalacticcenter, chandra, stars, red, blue, xray, nasa, milkyway, astronomy, galaxy, space, solarsystem, star, universe, supernova, color, colorful, nebula, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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• Our Neighboring Superstars

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  • 30 favorites
  • 59,213 views
  • Date uploaded: 2015-06-22
  • Tags: etacarinae, nasa, chandra, chandraxrayobservatory, starsystem, galaxy, supernova, astronomy
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• NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory Celebrates 15th Anniversary

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  • 41 favorites
  • 58,725 views
  • Date uploaded: 2015-06-22
  • Tags: tycho, nasa, chandra, chandraxrayobservatory, supernova, supernovaremnant, xray, astronomy
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• The remnant of a supernova located 6000 light years from Earth in the constellation Taurus.

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  • 4 comments
  • 80 favorites
  • 55,120 views
  • Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:29:24
  • Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, crabnebulamoviestill, supernovaremnant, chandratelescope, neutronstar, taurus, crabnebula, chandra, cosmicbell, blue, light, outerspace, constellation, supernova, falsecolor, astrophotography, pulsar, space, nebuls, nutr, nebula, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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• SN 1006: The Hot Remains of a 1000 Year-Old Supernova (A supernova remnant about 7,000 light years from Earth.)

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  • 6 comments
  • 36 favorites
  • 53,540 views
  • Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:35:19
  • Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, sn1006, supernova, astralphotography, chandra, red, star, stellar, gas, whitedwarf, xray, nasa, observatory, blur, 1006supernova, stardeath, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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• A spiral galaxy about 25 million light years from Earth.

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  • 3 comments
  • 46 favorites
  • 49,804 views
  • Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:33:48
  • Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, ngc4631, chandra, purpleandpinkspyralgalaxy, galaxy, hubble, supernova, fireinthesky, beauty, space, nebula, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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• NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory Celebrates 15th Anniversary

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  • 37 favorites
  • 49,525 views
  • Date uploaded: 2015-06-22
  • Tags: crabnebula, nasa, chandra, chandraxrayobservatory, supernova, supernovaremnant, astronomy
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• SNR 0103-72.6: Chandra Finds Rich Oxygen Supply inside Glowing Ring (A supernova remnant in the Small Magellanic Cloud, a galaxy about 190,000 light years from Earth.)

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  • 34 favorites
  • 45,559 views
  • Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:35:32
  • Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, snr0103726, supernovaremains, supernova, astralphotography, chandraxrayobservatory, chandra, oxygen, galaxy, 190, 000lightyearsfromearth, space, nebula, multicoloredlight, redrim, whitespecksoninside, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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• Exploded Star Blooms Like a Cosmic Flower

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  • 32 favorites
  • 45,244 views
  • Date uploaded: 2015-06-22
  • Tags: g299229, nasa, chandra, chandraxrayobservatory, xray, supernova, type1a, supernovaremnant, astronomy, explodingstar
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• Fingers, Loops, and Bays in the Crab Nebula (A supernova remnant and pulsar located 6000 light years from Earth in the constellation of Taurus.)

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  • 12 comments
  • 101 favorites
  • 44,694 views
  • Date uploaded: 2009-01-26
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, crab, crabnebula, smithsonian, nebulosadocaranguejo, 6000anosluzdaterra, observatóriodechandra, supernova, blue, pulsar, glow, lit, liquid, light, neutronstar, nebula, space, neotronstar, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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• NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory Celebrates 15th Anniversary

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  • 14 favorites
  • 44,498 views
  • Date uploaded: 2015-06-22
  • Tags: 3c58, nasa, chandra, chandraxrayobservatory, anniversary, supernova, supernovaremnant
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• NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory Celebrates 15th Anniversary

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  • 21 favorites
  • 44,345 views
  • Date uploaded: 2015-06-22
  • Tags: g292018, nasa, chandra, chandraxrayobservatory, supernova, supernovaremnant, astronomy, xray
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• NASA's Chandra Observatory Searches for Trigger of Nearby Supernova

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  • 14 favorites
  • 43,990 views
  • Date uploaded: 2015-06-22
  • Tags: m82sn2014j, nasa, chandra, chandraxrayobservatory, supernova, type1a, astronomy, xray
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• Kepler's Supernova Remnant: A Star's Death Comes to Life

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  • 5 comments
  • 45 favorites
  • 43,528 views
  • Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:31:29
  • Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, keplerssupernovaremnant, chandratelescope, chandra, gordianknot, supernova, space, stars, keplersupernova, chandraxray, galaxy, ejecta, nasa, starformationsupernovalightspa, nebula, star, cluster, universe, constellation, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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• The Crab Nebula: A Cosmic Icon - Spectacular death of a star in the constellation Taurus was observed on Earth as the supernova of 1054 A.D.

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  • 12 comments
  • 106 favorites
  • 40,626 views
  • Date taken: 2010-07-30 13:00:14
  • Date uploaded: 2010-08-02
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, supernova, thecrabnebula, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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• Puppis A: Chandra Reveals Cloud Disrupted By Supernova Shock

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  • 7 favorites
  • 39,088 views
  • Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:34:34
  • Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, puppisa, chandra, space, cosmos, colorful, supernova, artificialcolor, telescope, supernovaexplosion, xray, starformation, cloud, galaxy, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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• Tycho's Supernova Remnant: Tycho's Remnant Provides Shocking Evidence for Cosmic Rays (The hot, expanding debris of a supernova observed in 1572.)

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  • 6 comments
  • 92 favorites
  • 38,842 views
  • Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:36:03
  • Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, tychossupernovaremnant, astralphotography, chandraxrayobservatory, supernova, shockwave, cosmicrays, tycho, brahe, astronomy, hotgaseoussupernovadebris, supernovadebris, green, red, purple, space, outerspace, black, yellow, white, manycolors, explodingcolors, stars, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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• A supernova remnant in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a galaxy 160,000 light years from Earth.

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  • 38,169 views
  • Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:35:41
  • Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, snr0540693, supernovaremains, supernova, astralphotography, chandraxrayobservatory, chandra, largemagellaniccloud, shockwave, xrays, xrayimageofmagllaniccloudofgalaxy, spaceuniversegalaxy, star, space, explosion, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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• A supernova remnant in the Large Magellanic Cloud, about 160,000 light years from Earth.

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  • 47 favorites
  • 36,130 views
  • Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:33:08
  • Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, n132d, chandra, magellaniccloud, vastgalaxy, cloudgalaxy, pink, stars, nightsky, telescope, science, supernova, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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• A supernova remnant in the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy about 160,000 light years from Earth.

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  • 9 comments
  • 68 favorites
  • 35,772 views
  • Date uploaded: 2008-10-17
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, largemagellaniccloud, milkyway, supernovaremnant, chandratelescope, deml71, whitedwarf, teardrop, chandra, astrophysics, supernova, astrophotography, falsecolor, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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• The remains of a massive star that exploded, perhaps being witnessed by Chinese astronomers in 386 A.D.

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  • 2 comments
  • 23 favorites
  • 34,823 views
  • Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:29:56
  • Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, g11203, supernova, chandra, nasa, supernovaremnant, chandratelescope, massivestar, 386ad, cloud, universe, space, stars, colorful, galaxy, nova, starcluster, cosmos, trippyspacephoto, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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• Stellar Shrapnel Seen in Aftermath of Explosion - A supernova remnant located in the Large Magellenic Cloud.

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  • 9 comments
  • 83 favorites
  • 34,040 views
  • Date taken: 2010-07-30 13:00:44
  • Date uploaded: 2010-08-02
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, supernova, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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• Famous Supernova Reveals Clues About Crucial Cosmic Distance Markers

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  • 52 favorites
  • 33,942 views
  • Date taken: 2013-09-25 09:03:59
  • Date uploaded: 2013-09-30
  • Tags: keplerssupernovaremnant, kepler, supernova, remnant, explosion, astronomy
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• The Remarkable Remains of a Recent Supernova

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  • 35 favorites
  • 31,572 views
  • Date taken: 2013-09-25 09:03:58
  • Date uploaded: 2013-09-30
  • Tags: g1903, supernova, remnant, explosion, astronomy, synchrotron, ring
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• X-Rays Discovered from Young Supernova Remnant

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  • 12 favorites
  • 30,170 views
  • Date taken: 2013-09-25 09:04:02
  • Date uploaded: 2013-09-30
  • Tags: m83, chandra, supernova, astronomy, explosion, spiral, galaxy
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• E0102-72.3: Supernova Portrait Gallery

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  • 5 comments
  • 18 favorites
  • 29,263 views
  • Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:29:37
  • Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, e0102723, e010272, supernovaremnant, chandratelescope, smallmagellaniccloud, milkyway, tucana, chandra, bluecircle, cloud, supernova, magellanic, solar, stars, naturalwonder, space, halo, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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• SN 1996cr in Circinus: Powerful Nearby Supernova Caught by Web (A supernova in Circinus galaxy about 12 million light years away.)

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  • 10 comments
  • 42 favorites
  • 28,478 views
  • Date taken: 2009-01-02 11:24:13
  • Date uploaded: 2009-01-26
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, sn1996cr, circinusgalaxyx2, galaxy, supernova, chandra, xray, smithsoniansupernovaexample, stars, supernovastarsuperexplosionof, new, life, gods, art, space, pretty, beautiful, outerspace, themilkyway, bright, star, galat, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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• M87: Giant Galaxy's Violent Past Comes into Focus (A giant elliptical galaxy in the Virgo galaxy cluster about 50 million light years from Earth.)

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  • 13 favorites
  • 27,709 views
  • Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:32:28
  • Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, m87, chandra, virgogalaxy, galaxycluster, falsecolor, supernova, starburst, orange, yello, space, outerspace, stars, red, glow, yellow, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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• A rapidly rotating neutron star in the Vela supernova remnant.

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  • 13 favorites
  • 27,363 views
  • Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:36:09
  • Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, velapulsar, chandra, star, neutronstar, supernova, space, red, black, universe, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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• A supernova remnant created from the death of a massive star about 2,000 years ago.

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  • 9 favorites
  • 26,560 views
  • Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:34:40
  • Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, rcw103, chandra, bluedot, blaupunkt, stardeath, xraystardebrisneutron, universe, star, space, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory, supernova, remnant
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• Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust - A supernova remnant about 20,000 light years from Earth.

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  • 17 favorites
  • 18,092 views
  • Date taken: 2010-07-30 12:57:33
  • Date uploaded: 2010-08-02
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, supernova, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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