![A composite image of SNR 1181, the remains of an explosion hundreds of years ago caused by the merger of two stars.](https://www.karmactive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/image-10-720x480.png)
![A composite image of SNR 1181, the remains of an explosion hundreds of years ago caused by the merger of two stars.](https://www.karmactive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/image-10-720x480.png)
Astronomers Unlock 800-Year-Old Supernova Secrets with a Composite Image of SNR 1181
March 28, NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, as well as many other observatories have together delivered an image of a 800 year old Supernova. It’s a composite image of the supernova remnant SNR