nrao_Gallery_SN1987A_Illustration_FINAL-1
Credit: A. Angelich; NRAO/AUI/NSF
This artist\'s illustration of supernova 1987A reveals the cold, inner regions of the exploded star\'s remnants (red) where tremendous amounts of dust were detected and imaged by ALMA. This inner region is contrasted with the outer shell (blue), where the energy from the supernova is colliding (green) with the envelope of gas ejected from the star prior to its powerful detonation.
Provider: National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Image Source: https://public.nrao.edu/?post_type=release=7726
Curator: NRAO/AUI/NSF, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)
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