Detective astronomers unearth hidden celestial gem

ESA?s orbiting X-ray observatory XMM-Newton has re-discovered an ignored celestial gem. The object in question is one of the youngest and brightest supernova remnants in the Milky Way, the corpse of a star that exploded around 1000 years ago.

Link: http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM1OPUG3HF_index_0.html

Time: 10. Jun. 2008

Feed: ESA Top News

Topics: celestial, gem