Chandra X-ray Time-lapse movie of SN 1987A

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Chandra X-ray Time-lapse movie of SN 1987A

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From 1999 until 2013, Chandra data showed an expanding ring of X-ray emission that had been steadily getting brighter. This was produced by the blast wave from the original explosion that had been bursting through and heating the ring of gas surrounding the supernova. In the past few years, there have been striking changes in the Chandra data. This provides evidence that the explosion's blast wave has moved beyond the ring into a region with less dense gas. This represents the end of an era for SN 1987A. Since astronomers do not know exactly lies beyond the ring, they will be watching carefully what happens next. Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO/PSU/K.Frank et al.;

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2021-04-16T15:31:29.000Z

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