Uncommon intergalactic supernova might have been seen outdoors the Milky Manner

A hoop-shaped object 160,000 mild years away would be the first intergalactic supernova remnant ever noticed

New Chandra observations have been used to make the first detection of X-ray emission from young stars with masses similar to our Sun outside our Milky Way galaxy. The Chandra observations of these low-mass stars were made of the region known as the "Wing" of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), one of the Milky Way's closest galactic neighbors. In this composite image of the Wing the Chandra data is shown in purple, optical data from the Hubble Space Telescope is shown in red, green and blue and infrared data from the Spitzer Space Telescope is shown in red. Astronomers call all elements heavier than hydrogen and helium - that is, with more than two protons in the atom's nucleus - "metals". The Wing is a region known to have fewer metals compared to most areas within the Milky Way. The Chandra results imply that the young, metal-poor stars in NGC 602a produce X-rays in a manner similar to stars with much higher metal content found in the Orion cluster in our galaxy.

The remnant of an intergalactic supernova might have been noticed between the Massive Magellanic Cloud (pictured) and the Milky Manner

Chandra X-ray Observatory

The stays of a star that exploded in intergalactic house, outdoors the realms of any galaxy, might have been noticed by astronomers for the primary time.

Many exploding stars, or supernovas, have been seen throughout the universe. Whereas most reside inside galaxies, some which have been seen outdoors galaxies are referred to as intergalactic supernovas – these stars might have ended up there after being thrown from their host galaxies. We’ve …


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