Puppis A

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Puppis A [′pəp·əs ′ā]

(astronomy)

An extended, nonthermal radio source, the remnant of a supernova that exploded about 10,000 years ago, about 1.8 kiloparsecs (3.5 × 10¹⁶miles or 5.6 × 10¹⁶kilometers) from the earth.

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No references found			In the case of the Puppis A supernova remnant, the unusual chemistry and apparent youth of a distinctive pattern of faint filaments near the remnant's center suggest a second supernova may have exploded within the original expanding shell of gas some 3,000 years later. Filamentary signs of a second supernova by Science News			Punt Punta Arenas Punta Cardon Punta Cardón Punta del Este Punta Gallinas Puntarenas Punuk Culture pup pup jack Pupa pupate Pupation Disease of Cereals Pupil pupillary reflex Pupin coil Pupin System Pupin, Michael Pupin, Michael Idvorsky Pupipara puppet Puppet Theater Puppet, Overhead puppetry Puppis Puppis A puppy puppy fat Pur pura Puracé National Park Purana Puranas Purari River Purbach, Georg Von Purbeck purbeck marble Purbeck, Isle of Purbeckian purblind Purcell Purcell, Edward M. Purcell, Edward Mills Purcell, Henry Purcell, John Purchas, Samuel purchase purchase money mortgage purchaser Purchasing Cooperative Purchasing Funds of the Population			Puppet, Overhead Puppet-state puppeteer Puppeteering Puppeteers Puppeteers in New Zealand Puppeteers Of America Puppetish Puppetman Puppetmaster puppetries puppetries puppetry puppetry Puppets Puppets Puppets and Marionettes Puppets and Marionettes Puppets Who Kill puppies puppies puppies puppies Puppies Achieving Worthy Service pupping pupping Puppis Puppis Puppis (constellation) Puppis (constellation) Puppis A Puppis constellation Puppis constellation Puppodom PUPPP PUPPP PUPPPU PUPPS puppy puppy puppy puppy puppy bitch puppy bitch Puppy dog Puppy dog Puppy dog Puppy face puppy fat puppy fat puppy fat puppy fat puppy love puppy love puppy pyoderma puppy pyoderma puppy pyoderma puppy septicemia puppy septicemia puppy septicemia Puppy Strangles

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