supernova remnant

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supernova remnant [¦sü·pər′nō·və ′rem·nənt]

(astronomy)

A nebula consisting of an expanding shell of gas that has been ejected by a supernova. Abbreviated SNR.

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No references found			The compact star at the center of this famous supernova remnant has been an enigma since its discovery," said Wynn Ho of the University of Southampton. Carbon atmosphere discovered on neutron star by Asian News International jpg" alt="Probing the Tattered Remains of Supernova Remnant N132D The wispy, glowing, magenta structures in this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image are the remains of a star 10 to 15 times the mass of the Sun that we would have seen exploding as a supernova 3,000 years ago. Hubble telescope captures universe photos as never before (PHOTOS) by International Business Times - US ed. [FIGURE 4 OMITTED] Dr Crawford added, however, that in recent months a supernova remnant by the name of G1. Ordinary Meeting, 2008 May 28 held at the Royal Astronomical Society, ... by Ford, Dominic / Journal of the British Astronomical Association			superleak superline Superlong Waves superluminal motion superluminal radio source SUPERMAC supermale superman Superman Celebration Supermarket supermassive star supermature supermicro supermini supermode laser supermolecule supermultiplet supernatant supernatant liquid supernatant liquor supernatural supernetting supernode SuperNOS Supernova supernova remnant supernumerary supernumerary bud supernumerary chromosome supernumerary rainbow Superobjective Superorder superoxide dismutase superoxide ion Superoxol SuperPaint superparamagnetic limit superparamagnetic particle Superparamagnetism Superphosphate superpipelined Superplastic forming superplasticity superplasticizer superposability superposed superposed circuit superposed stream superposition superposition eye superposition integral			supernaturalness Supernaturals Supernaturals Supernaturals Supernature Racing Club Supernet Supernetting Supernode SuperNode Data Manager supernormal supernormal supernormal supernormal excitability Supernormal Growth Stock Supernormal Growth Stocks supernormal period supernormal period supernormal period supernormal period supernormality supernormality SuperNOS supernova supernova Supernova / Acceleration Probe Supernova Cosmology Project Supernova Legacy Survey Supernova light curve Supernova light curve Supernova Observation Calculator supernova remnant Supernova remnants Supernova Remnants and the Interstellar Medium supernovae supernovae supernovae supernovas supernovas Supernove Supernove supernumeraries supernumeraries supernumeraries supernumeraries Supernumerarii supernumerary supernumerary supernumerary supernumerary supernumerary bud supernumerary chromosome Supernumerary digit Supernumerary digit Supernumerary digit Supernumerary kidney Supernumerary kidney Supernumerary kidney Supernumerary kidney supernumerary NATO civilian personnel Supernumerary nipple Supernumerary nipples

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