Around 11,000 years ago. A massive star explodes as a supernova, ejects its shell and ends up as a neutron star in the constellation Vela. The explosion was so bright that our ancestors could see it in the daytime sky.
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Vela Supernova Remnant
Vela Supernova – GUM16
Around 11,000 years ago, a supernova exploded in the constellation of Vela. The explosion was so bright that our ancestors could see it in the daytime sky. The outer layers of the exploding star collided with the interstellar medium and
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Abell 85 is the remnant of a supernova explosion, which hovers in the night sky at about the size of a full moon and is extremely faint. In the centre of it lies a galaxy cluster with around 500 galaxies,
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