NASA’s Chandra Finds Unexpected Fireworks in Aftermath of Stellar Explosions

Source: nasaNews June 15, 2026 · 11:45
The aftermath of a supernova, a stellar explosion, is usually a slowly fading cloud of hot gas. So when astronomers pointed NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory at the nearby galaxy Messier 83 (M83), they did not expect to find a population of supernova remnants, or the debris from these explosions, showing dramatic changes in their brightness. […]

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