Pan of the Supernova Remnant Expansion 1E 0102.2-7219
Description
This video featured an expanding, gaseous corpse — a supernova remnant — known as 1E 0102.2-7219. It is the remnant of a star that exploded long ago in the Small Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of our Milky Way located roughly 200 000 light-years away.
More information and download options: http://esahubble.org/videos/heic2102b/
Credit:
NASA, ESA, and J. Banovetz and D. Milisavljevic (Purdue University)
Music: Stellardrone - The Edge of Forever
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