DescripcióSupernova Remnant W49B in x-ray, radio, and infrared.jpg
English: The remnant, called W49B, is about a thousand years old, as seen from Earth, and is at a distance of about 26,000 light years away.
The highly distorted supernova remnant shown in this image may contain the most recent black hole formed in the Milky Way galaxy. The image combines X-rays from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory in blue and green, radio data from the NSF's Very Large Array in pink, and infrared data from Caltech's Palomar Observatory in yellow.
S'ha alliberat aquesta obra al domini públic pel seu autor X-ray: NASA/CXC/MIT/L.Lopez et al.; Infrared: Palomar; Radio: NSF/NRAO/VLA. Això s'aplica a tot el món. En alguns països això pot no ser legalment possible, en tal cas: X-ray: NASA/CXC/MIT/L.Lopez et al.; Infrared: Palomar; Radio: NSF/NRAO/VLA concedeix a tothom el dret d'usar aquesta obra per a qualsevol propòsit, sense cap condició llevat d'aquelles requerides per la llei.
El lloc web de la NASA disposa d'un gran nombre d'imatges de l'Agència Espacial Russa, o soviètica, i d'altres agències no nord-americanes. Aquestes imatges no són necessàriament en el domini públic.
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This highly distorted supernova remnant may contain the most recent black hole formed in the Milky Way galaxy. The composite image combines X-rays from Chandra (blue and green), radio data from the Very Large Array (pink), and infrared data from the Palomar Observatory (yellow). Most supernova explosions that destroy massive stars are generally symmetrical. In the W49B supernova, however, it appears that the material near its poles was ejected at much higher speeds than that at its equator. There is also evidence that the explosion that produced W49B left behind a black hole and not a neutron star like most other supernovas.
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Chandra X-ray Observatory
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A supernova remnant that is located about 26,000 light years from Earth.
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X-ray: NASA/CXC/MIT/L.Lopez et al.; Infrared: Palomar; Radio: NSF/NRAO/VLA
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