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Filaments of Death

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Filaments of Death

Thousands of years ago, a giant star exploded. It’s light may have been noticed by people on Earth, though no one seems to have recorded it. But modern astronomers can see the filaments it left behind in this remnant, DEM L 190, located about 170,000 light-years away.

Image: NASA/ESA and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)


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