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Vimeo Thumbnail for Compact Object Creates a Supernova

Compact Object Creates a Supernovamore_horiz

Vimeo Thumbnail for The Baseline 7: Mapping The Radio Sky

The Baseline 7: Mapping The Radio Skymore_horiz

This colorful, multiwavelength image of the intricate remains of Supernova 1987A is produced with data from three different observatories. The red color shows dust and cold gas in the center of the supernova remnant, taken at radio wavelengths with ALMA. The green and blue hues reveal where the expanding shock wave from the exploded star is colliding with a ring of material around the supernova. The green represents the glow of visible light, captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The blue color reveals the hottest gas and is based on data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. The ring was initially made to glow by the flash of light from the original explosion. Over subsequent years the ring material has brightened considerably as the explosion's shock wave slams into it.

Multiwavelength image of Supernova 1987Amore_horiz

Extremely high-resolution ALMA images revealed a hot “blob” in the dusty core of Supernova 1987A (inset), which could be the location of the missing neutron star. The red color shows dust and cold gas in the center of the supernova remnant, taken at radio wavelengths with ALMA. The green and blue hues reveal where the expanding shock wave from the exploded star is colliding with a ring of material around the supernova. The green represents the glow of visible light, captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The blue color reveals the hottest gas and is based on data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. The ring was initially made to glow by the flash of light from the original explosion. Over subsequent years the ring material has brightened considerably as the explosion's shock wave slams into it.

“The blob” in Supernova 1987Amore_horiz

This artist's illustration of Supernova 1987A shows the dusty inner regions of the exploded star's remnants (red), in which a neutron star might be hiding. This inner region is contrasted with the outer shell (blue), where the energy from the supernova is colliding (green) with the envelope of gas ejected from the star prior to its powerful detonation.

Neutron star in Supernova 1987Amore_horiz

Artist's conception illustrates the phenomena that make up the new class of cosmic explosions called Fast Blue Optical Transients.

Fast Blue Optical Transientsmore_horiz

Artist's conception illustrates the differences in phenomena resulting from an "ordinary" core-collapse supernova explosion, an explosion creating a gamma-ray burst, and one creating a Fast Blue Optical Transient. Details in text.

FBOTs, Gamma-Ray Bursts, and Supernovaemore_horiz

Pulsar escaping SNR

Cannonball Pulsarmore_horiz

Artist Impression of star about to undergo supernova

Pulsar Escaping its Supernova Birthplacemore_horiz

Images of AT2018cow

ALMA and VLA Images of AT2018cowmore_horiz

Remnant of Supernova 1987A

Heart of an Exploded Star Observed in 3-Dmore_horiz

3D image of molecules in SN 1987A

Knots of New Molecules in Heart of Exploded Starmore_horiz

Multiwavelength image of the Crab Nebula.

A New Look at the Crab Nebula: Individual Wavelength Thumbnailsmore_horiz

Multiwavelength image of the Crab Nebula.

A New Look at the Crab Nebulamore_horiz

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Animation of a Red Giant Star Going Supernovamore_horiz

This is a 3-false color image of the region surrounding the W28 supernova remnant (SNR) that is located in our Galaxy. This image was created to look for new supernova remnants through their non-thermal (synchrotron) radio emission. Non-thermal sources in these images are colored blue, while massive star forming regions composed of thermal ionized hydrogen gas are colored white to cyan; warm thermal dust emission has been colored red. Including W28, two SNRs were previously known in this field of view, six new SNRs were discovered from this image.

Shells of Exploded Starsmore_horiz

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Labeled Map of Our Galaxy’s Centermore_horiz

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