Source: Chandra
G350.1-0.3 is an exceptionally bright supernova remnant 15,000 light years from Earth.
Image credits: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO/I.Lovchinsky et al, IR: NASA/JPL-Caltech.
G350.1-0.3 is a supernova remnant located about 14,700 light years from Earth toward the center of the Milky Way.Vital clues about the devastating ends to the lives of massive stars can be found by studying the aftermath of their explosions.In its more than twelve years of science operations, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has studied many of these supernova remnants sprinkled across the Galaxy.Vital clues about the devastating ends to the lives of massive stars can be found by studying the aftermath of their explosions. In its more than twelve years of science operations, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has studied many of these supernova remnants sprinkled across the Galaxy. (learn more)
