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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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These showed similar X-ray morphologies, and the speaker explained that these images formed a useful evolutionary sequence: it would be a long wait before any one of these supernova remnants aged appreciably, but by comparing them, some grasp of their life cycle could be obtained.
Ordinary Meeting, 2008 May 28 held at the Royal Astronomical Society, ... by Ford, Dominic / Journal of the British Astronomical Association
Among the topics featured are water in the solar system, supernova remnants at high energy, the Crab Nebula, evolution of debris disks, and nuclear activity in nearby galaxies.
Annual review of astronomy and astrophysics; v.46, 2008 by SciTech Book News
LAT can determine exactly where in the Milky Way the gamma rays are coming from, and so can check whether supernova remnants are indeed the source.
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