July 1, 2008

  • Hubble

      July 1, 2008 The Latest News from HubbleSite
    Newscenter Update Hubble Sees Stars and a Stripe in Celestial Fireworks

    SN 1006 Supernova Remnant (Hubble) 

     

    A delicate ribbon of gas floats eerily in our galaxy. A contrail from an alien spaceship? A jet from a black-hole? Actually this image, taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, is a very thin section of a supernova remnant caused by a stellar explosion that occurred more than 1,000 years ago.

Comments (10)

Post a Comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *