Deep-sky object class · e.g. The Crab Nebula (M1)

Supernova Remnant

The expanding cloud of debris left behind when a star explodes as a supernova, sweeping up and shock-heating the surrounding interstellar medium. Supernova remnants seed the galaxy with heavy elements, accelerate cosmic rays, and — like the Crab — can harbour the neutron star born in the collapse.

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›The shock-heated wreckage of an exploded star — e.g. the Crab

Crab Nebula
Western Veil Nebula (NGC 6960)
Core-Collapse Supernova
Type Ia Supernova

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Associated withCrab Nebula
Associated withWestern Veil Nebula (NGC 6960)
Associated withCore-Collapse Supernova
Associated withType Ia Supernova

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Supernova Remnant

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Supernova Remnant

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