The United Nations has
declared 2015 the International Year of Light in order to "highlight to
the citizens of the world the importance of light and optical technologies in
their lives, for their futures, and for the development of society."
NASA seems more than eager to help with the effort and released a set of spectacular photos taken by its Chandra X-Ray Observatory space telescope.
Image:
When a massive star exploded in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy to the Milky Way, it left behind an expanding shell of debris called SNR 0519-69.0. Here, multimillion degree gas is seen in X-rays from Chandra (blue). The outer edge of the explosion (red) and stars in the field of view are seen in visible light from Hubble.
Reference:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/chandra/celebrate-intl-year-of-light.html#.VMKBlWRlCSE
Source:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/25/nasa-international-year-of-light-photos_n_6532958.html?ncid=edlinkushpmg00000030
NASA seems more than eager to help with the effort and released a set of spectacular photos taken by its Chandra X-Ray Observatory space telescope.
Image:
When a massive star exploded in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy to the Milky Way, it left behind an expanding shell of debris called SNR 0519-69.0. Here, multimillion degree gas is seen in X-rays from Chandra (blue). The outer edge of the explosion (red) and stars in the field of view are seen in visible light from Hubble.
Reference:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/chandra/celebrate-intl-year-of-light.html#.VMKBlWRlCSE
Source:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/25/nasa-international-year-of-light-photos_n_6532958.html?ncid=edlinkushpmg00000030
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