Space / 2014-02-19
Radioactive Core of a Dead Star
NASA's image library records Radioactive Core of a Dead Star.
NASA NuSTAR has, for the first time, imaged the radioactive guts of a supernova remnant, the leftover remains of a star that exploded. The NuSTAR data are blue, and show high-energy X-rays.
A CLOSER LOOK
NASA NuSTAR has, for the first time, imaged the radioactive guts of a supernova remnant, the leftover remains of a star that exploded. The NuSTAR data are blue, and show high-energy X-rays.
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FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE
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