Monday, January 4, 2010

Great Balls Of Fire! Embers 10,000 Times Hotter Than Our Sun Left Behind By Supernova

Suzaku detected X-rays from fully ionized silicon and sulfur - which
indicates temperatures of 17million celsius


From The Daily Mail:

The glowing embers left behind by one of the most powerful type of explosions in the Universe have been revealed for the first time.

Remnants from giant fireballs unleashed by a supernova are still glowing at temperatures 10,000 times hotter than the Sun thousands of years after the event.

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