The Star Kicker
The new space photo shown above captures the gassy remains of one supernova explosion. Curiously, the position of the neutron star (the small orange circle to the right-hand side) is far away from where astronomers think the explosion took place (in the centre of the photo).
Credit:
Chandra Observatory
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