Astrophysicists have created a three-dimensional model of the remnants of a supernova explosion


    The image taken in X-ray spectrum

    of Astrophysics of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for observation result was a three-dimensional model of a supernova remnant known as Cassiopeia A . This star was located 11,000 light-years from Earth. The light of the explosion was supposed to reach us about 340 years ago, however, for some reason this phenomenon was not recorded in history. Now the remnants of the star are a giant "bubble" with a diameter of about 10 light years. (clickable) A view of the remnants of the star from two perspectives, where a three-dimensional model is superimposed on images of the Hubble telescope. Color, from blue to red, denotes the speed of gas relative to the Earth.




    The former supernova is perhaps one of the most studied objects of its kind, but at the same time it still stores some puzzles that remain unsolved despite all the computer simulations. A three-dimensional model constructed using observations from the telescope of the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona will help to actively study the properties of this interesting object.

    Den Milisavlevich, the leader of the research team, says : “We are doing about the same as bombing experts. We examine the remnants of the explosion to understand what exploded and how. Our work is a big step forward in understanding the processes of explosion of stars. "

    Towards the end of their life, the stars lose their symmetry and take an irregular shape, as a result of which the remnants of the explosion are also asymmetric and have both regions filled with matter and massive voids.

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