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A Supernova Cocoon Breakthrough

15 May 2012, 16:00 UTC
A Supernova Cocoon Breakthrough

Observations with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have provided the first X-ray evidence of a supernova shock wave breaking through a cocoon of gas surrounding the star that exploded.

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