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This beautiful composite image shows N49, the aftermath of a supernova explosion in the Large Magellanic Cloud. A new long observation from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, shown in blue, reveals evidence for a bullet-shaped object being blown out of a debris field left over from an exploded star. In order to detect this bullet, a team of researchers led by Sangwook Park of Penn State University used Chandra to observe N49 for over 30 hours. This bullet can be seen in the bottom right hand corner of the image (roll your mouse over the image above or click here ) and is rich in silicon, sulphur and neon. The detection of this bullet shows that the explosion that destroyed the star was highly asymmetric.
Chandra :: Photo Album :: N49 :: 24 May 10
“The future never just happened, it was created.” – Wil and Arial Durant Humans’ exploration of the stars is in many ways as old as humanity itself. Yet, now we are gathering the momentum and capabilities to create a path that reaches far beyond our planet. What imprint that path will leave in space depends on who is involved.
100 Year Starship Study
An open-source, photo-realistic, real-time, three-dimensional viewing of the solar system, the galaxy and the universe. Celestia is an easy to use, freely-distributed, multi-platform, open source, software package which has become a valuable tool for astronomy education. Used in homes, schools…
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Apollo 11 Flight Journal - Index Page
Like its companion, the Apollo Lunar Surface Journal , it is intended to be a resource for all those interested in the Apollo program, whether in a passing or scholarly capacity. This journal covers the flight of Apollo 11, eventually from launch to splashdown. As a living document , it will continue to grow and evolve and major changes will be intimated in the appropriate internet groups. Correspondence regarding corrections, additions and typographic errors are welcome and should be sent to David Woods at , Ken MacTaggart at or to Frank O'Brien at .
HubbleSite - Out of the ordinary...out of this world.
The Webb Space Telescope, Hubble's successor, will see in infrared, the light emitted by the farthest objects we can detect. Learn about Webb, its technology, and the science it will reveal.