A Staggering New 1.3-Gigapixel Image Shows an Enormous Star That Exploded Nearly 11,000 Years Ago

Approximately 11,000 years ago in Vela, a constellation about 800 light-years away from Earth, a star exploded. The supernova that emerged is the subject of an enormous new composite showcasing what astronomers refer to as a “cosmic corpse” in extraordinary detail.

Dark Energy Camera at the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile. More

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