Topic: PHOTOS: "Fossil" Fireballs Found in Supernova Debris

[sam]

One of the first two "fossil" fireballs ever detected glows deep in the supernova remnant W49B, according to a new study based on data from the Japan-U.S. Suzaku x-ray observatory. In the composite picture above, red and green represent infrared images of the remnant taken by ground-based telescopes, while blue shows x-ray data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/01/photogalleries/100108-fossil-fireball-supernova-pictures/#025580_600x450.jpg

[Clive]

Beautiful picture.