Pan: Serene Supernova Aftermath
Description
The spiral galaxy UGC 11860 seems to float serenely against a field of background galaxies in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. UGC 11860 lies around 184 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus, and its untroubled appearance is deceiving; this galaxy recently played host to an almost unimaginably energetic stellar explosion.
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Credit:
ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Filippenko, J. D. Lyman
Music: Stellardrone - Billions and Billions
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