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APOD: 2026 June 2 \u2013 The Vela Supernova Remnant <\/p>\n

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\nEach day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.\n<\/p>\n

2026 June 2
\n

\n\"The<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

The Vela Supernova Remnant
Image Credit & Copyright:
\nJos\u00e9 Mtanous<\/a><\/p>\n

Explanation:
\nThe explosion is over, but the consequences continue. <\/p>\n

About twelve thousand years ago, a relatively normal star in the constellation
\nVela<\/a> suddenly
\nexploded<\/a>,
\ncreating a strange point of light briefly visible to
\nhumans living near the beginning of
\nrecorded history<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The outer layers of the star crashed into the
\ninterstellar medium<\/a>, driving a
\nshock wave<\/a> that is still visible today. <\/p>\n

The
\nfeatured image<\/a>,
\ntaken piecemeal over 60 hours from the
\nKhomas Region<\/a> of
\nNamibia<\/a>,
\ncaptures some of that filamentary and gigantic shock in
\nvisible light<\/a>, with details highlighted by
\nhydrogen<\/a> (red) and
\noxygen<\/a> (blue) emissions.<\/p>\n

As gas flies away from the detonated star, it
\ndecays<\/a> and reacts with the
\ninterstellar medium<\/a>,
\nproducing light in many different colors and energy bands.<\/p>\n

Remaining at the center of the
\nVela Supernova Remnant<\/a> is a
\npulsar<\/a>, a star as dense as nuclear matter that
\nspins around<\/a>
\nmore than ten times in a single second.<\/p>\n

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