Milky Way's Youngest Supernova Discovered

The newly found supernova remnant is the result of a stellar explosion that would have been seen from Earth some 140 years ago. The previous youngest supernova remnant found in the Milky Way was Cassiopeia A, resulted some 330 years ago. The current record holder, G1.9+0.3, represents to astr... [ read more >> ]

Image of the supernova remnant taken with the Chandra X-ray Space Telescope

Image comment: Image of the supernova remnant taken with the Chandra X-ray Space Telescope
Image credits: NASA/VLA

Image of the supernova remnant taken with the Chandra X-ray Space Telescope