30-03-2017 06:00 via eurekalert.org

Wispy remains of supernova explosion hide possible 'survivor'

(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) This image, taken with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, shows the supernova remnant SNR 0509-68.7, also known as N103B. It is located 160,000 light-years from Earth in a neighboring galaxy called the Large Magellanic Cloud. N103B resulted from a Type Ia supernova, whose cause remains a mystery.
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