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The shredded remains of a stellar explosion glow bright red in a stunning new photo from the Hubble Space Telescope.
The vibrant cosmic ribbons of gas are the result of an explosion of a white dwarf star that reached the end of its life, also known as a Type 1a supernova. This supernova remnant, officially known as DEM L249, is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), which is a satellite dwarf galaxy of the Milky Way and among the closest galaxies to Earth.
Hubble snapped this new photo of DEM L249 while surveying the LMC in search of surviving stellar companions of white dwarf stars that had already exploded, according to a statement from NASA.
Source: https://www.space.com/hubble-telescope-white-dwarf-supernova-image
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 22 2021, @08:21PM (2 children)
what is this weird fascination with aristachus? is it some sort of inside joke?
i get it that there's a few people here that lean far into their political spectrum and irritate the people far on the other side, but this is sort of weird.
(Score: 1, Offtopic) by aristarchus on Tuesday November 23 2021, @06:33AM
#Freearistarchus!!! Yes, it is a bit weird. I could tell you the whole story, but suffice to say that there is an alt-right infestation on SN, and they don't even know they're right wing! Strange, eh?
(Score: 2) by turgid on Tuesday November 23 2021, @09:06PM
Ancient Greek philosophy never goes out of fashion.
I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent [wikipedia.org].