"Chandra X-Ray Observatory Uncovers Supernova Illusion"

NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory has captured stunning images of the brightest supernova in any satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, located in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The supernova remnant, called N132D, was formed by a star 15 times bigger than the Sun. The collision is producing 10 million-degree gas and is critical in making life possible as most of the oxygen on Earth is thought to have come from explosions similar to this one. Chandra's X-ray data helped scientists learn about abundances of other heavy elements present in the blast site, like neon, magnesium, silicon, sulfur, and iron.