Supernova Remnant E0519-69.0
This picture shows an expanding shell of debris left behind by a star that exploded in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
In this picture of supernova remnant "E0519-69.0," the color blue represents X-rays observed by the Chandra X-ray Observatory. X-rays are emitted by extremely hot gas at multi-million degrees. The outer edge of the explosion (red) and stars in the field of view were captured in visible light by the Hubble Space Telescope.
A supernova is a stellar explosion that briefly outshines an entire galaxy, radiating as much energy as the Sun or any ordinary star is expected to emit over its entire life span, before fading from view over several weeks or months.
A supernova remnant (SNR) is the structure resulting from a supernova. It consists of ejected material expanding from the explosion, an expanding shock wave, and the interstellar material that it sweeps up and shocks along the way.
The Large Magellanic Cloud is a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way Galaxy, located about 163,000 light-years away from us in the direction of the southern constellations of Dorado and Mensa.
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X-ray: NASA/CXC/Rutgers/J.Hughes; Optical: NASA/STScI.