N 63A: Chandra and Hubble

N 63A: Chandra and Hubble

Chandra has imaged the glowing shell created by the destruction of a massive star. X-rays from Chandra (blue), combined with optical (green) and radio (red) data, reveal new details in the supernova remnant, LMC N 63A. The X-ray glow is from material heated to about ten million degrees Celsius by...

By ASHESH DAS RUP

Location: DEM L 243, LHA 120-N 63A, SNR 0535-66.0, Dorado Constellation

Tags: Dorado, Hubble, Space, Universe, Nebulae, ESA