Detective astronomers unearth hidden celestial gem

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XMM-Newton image of the young luminous supernova remnant G350.1-0.3 (to the left) and its neutron star companion (to the right). The image was taken by the spacecrafts European Photon Imaging Cameras (EPIC) in the energy range of 0.510 keV. Credits: ...
XMM-Newton image of the young, luminous supernova remnant G350.1-0.3 (to the left) and its neutron star companion (to the right). The image was taken by the spacecraft’s European Photon Imaging Cameras (EPIC), in the energy range of 0.5–10 keV. Credits: ESA/ XMM-Newton/ EPIC (Gaensler et al.)

ESA’s orbiting X-ray observatory XMM-Newton has re-discovered an ignored celestial gem. The object in question is one of the youngest and brightest supernova remnants in the Milky Way, the corpse of a star that exploded around 1000 years ago.


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