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3 yrs

Can you spot the supernova remnant?

SNR 0509-68.7 is the bright, irregular region of reddish dust near the upper center.

After a star's explosive death in a supernova, the left-behind gas and dust are known as a supernova remnant.

The one seen in this #hubbleclassic image resides about 160,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, which is a neighboring galaxy to our own Milky Way.

Image credit: NASA, ESA, and Y.-H. Chu (Academia Sinica, Taipei)

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3 yrs

What do all these Hubble images have in common?

They show the aftermath of stars that died in a bright, powerful explosion known as a supernova.

In a supernova, a star’s contents fling out into space at speeds of up to 25,000 miles (15,000 to 40,000 km) per second!

These supernova remnants are made of material from the exploded star and any interstellar material it sweeps up in its path. Read more about supernova remnants and other types of nebulae

Check out NASA Universe for more supernova content all week!

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