More Images of SN 2006gy 3-Panel of Chandra, Lick & Infrared
Images of SN 2006gy The brightest stellar explosion ever
recorded may be a long-sought new type of supernova, according
to observations by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ground-
based optical telescopes. This discovery indicates that violent
explosions of extremely massive stars were relatively common in
the early universe, and that a similar explosion may be ready to
go off in our own Galaxy. (Credit: Illustration:
NASA/CXC/M.Weiss; X-ray: NASA/CXC/UC Berkeley/N.Smith et al.;
IR: Lick/UC Berkeley/J.Bloom & C.Hansen) Chandra X-ray Image of
SN 2006gy SN 2006gy is the brightest stellar explosion ever
recorded and may be a long-sought new type of supernova,
according to observations by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory
and ground-based optical telescopes. This discovery indicates
that violent explosions of extremely massive stars were
relatively common in the early universe. These data also suggest
that a similar explosion may be ready to go off in