Astronomers find ‘intricate structure’ in unique object in our galaxy

Pa 30, the likely remnant of the historical supernova witnessed in the year 1181, now captured in unprecedented detail by NOIRLab’s Gemini North telescope - (International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA Acknowledgment: PI: T. Cunningham (Center for Astrophysics — Harvard & Smithsonian) Image Processing: J. Miller & M. Rodriguez (International Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab), T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), D. de Martin & M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab))

Scientists have captured in astonishing detail the “intricate structure” of a unique object in our galaxy.

Pa 30 is the only known supernova remnant of its kind in the Milky Way, and is made up of the leftovers from the fatal explosion of a star that was observed almost 850 years ago. Now, using the latest telescopes, astronomers have captured it in precise detail.