Echoes From the Past Seen From Earth

By using the Chandra X-ray Space Observatory and the XMM-Newton Space Observatory, astronomers were able to observe a light echo originating from a supernova explosion in the Large Magellanic Cloud, which was first observable from Earth nearly 400 years ago. The supernova remnant, dubbed SNR ... [ read more >> ]

Light echoes produced by SNR 0509-67.5

Image of the Large Magellanic Cloud, showing a light echo produced by a supernova explosion

Image comment: Image of the Large Magellanic Cloud, showing a light echo produced by a supernova explosion
Image credits: NOAO/AURA/NSF/S.Points, C.Smith

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Image of the Large Magellanic Cloud, showing a light echo produced by a supernova explosion