Ever wonder what happens in the aftermath of a supernova? In this video, you’re watching the glowing remnants of a stellar explosion 17,000 light-years from Earth disperse over a period of 25 years, making this Chandra X-ray Observatory’s longest-spanning video ever released. https://go.nasa.gov/3NaO7bO | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

We found it! That mysterious Hubble supernova timelapse? Turns out it is real! Huge thank you to Phil Plait (you legend!) for pointing me to the original source by Judy Schmidt, complete with a link to the scientific paper so we can learn all the juicy details. 🔗 https://www.flickr.com/photos/geckzilla/49521695336/in/photostream/ This supernova exploded in Centaurus A, about 12 million light-years away. This time-lapse spans 1.5 years of the explosion’s aftermath, capturing not one, but FOUR li

Some of the supernova types. Follow Cosmoknowledge #space #science #education #spacethings #cosmos #universe #cosmoknowledge #astrophysics #astronomy | Cosmoknowledge