Title |
Date |
Ornaments of the Cosmos |
![Chandra and HST image of SNR 0509](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/snr0509_chandra_small.jpg) |
December 23, 2024 |
Guitar Pyrotechnics |
![Optical image of the Guitar Nebula and Chandra X-ray image of a jet from pulsar B2224+65 Optical image of the Guitar Nebula and Chandra X-ray image of a jet from pulsar B2224+65](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/guitarneb_chandra24_small.jpg) | December 2, 2024 |
Polarized Pulsar Wind |
![IXPE studies the polarization of emission in the Vela pulsar wind nebula; composite of IXPE, Chandra and optical images IXPE studies the polarization of emission in the Vela pulsar wind nebula; composite of IXPE, Chandra and optical images](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/velapwn_ixpe_small.jpg) | September 9, 2024 |
The Hunt for the Hidden Supernova |
![Composite X-ray, IR and optical image of SNR 1181 Composite X-ray, IR and optical image of SNR 1181](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/snr1181_chandra_small.jpg) | May 6, 2024 |
Off the Rails | ![Composite Radio, IR and X-ray image of the Manatee Nebula/SS 433 Composite Radio, IR and X-ray image of the Manatee Nebula/SS 433](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/manatee_ixpe_small.jpg) | January 22, 2024 |
Resolving the Secrets of the Universe | ![XRISM Resolve high-resolution X-ray spectrum of the N132D supernova remnant XRISM Resolve high-resolution X-ray spectrum of the N132D supernova remnant](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/xrism_firstlight_small.jpg) | January 8, 2024 |
Pointing the Way | ![IXPE image of the pulsar wind nebula MSH115-52 IXPE image of the pulsar wind nebula MSH115-52](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/msh1552_ixpe_small.jpg) | November 6, 2023 |
A Blast from a Great Eruption | ![X-rays from a blast wave around the eruptive superstar eta Carina X-rays from a blast wave around the eruptive superstar eta Carina](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/xodf_chandra_small.jpg) | October 2, 2023 |
Vela in Full Color | ![eROSITA image of Vela supernova remnant and associates eROSITA image of Vela supernova remnant and associates](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/vela_erosita23_small.jpg) | September 18, 2023 |
The Curl of the Crab | ![IXPE polarization measures of the Crab Nebula IXPE polarization measures of the Crab Nebula](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/crab_ixpe_small.jpg) | June 26, 2023 |
How to Hide a Supernova | ![Chandra image of G1.9+0.3 supernova remnant](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/g19_chandra_color_small.jpg) | February 20, 2023 |
Ornaments of the Cosmos | ![Chandra and HST image of SNR 0509](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/snr0509_chandra_small.jpg) | December 26, 2022 |
A New Slant on Cas A |
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November 14, 2022 |
A Disruptive Influence |
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September 26, 2022 |
Resolving Important Astrophysical Issues |
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September 12, 2022 |
Giving Back |
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August 22, 2022 |
A Portrait of Puppis A |
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May 30, 2022 |
R Aqr Redux |
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March 21, 2022 |
Dust In and Around the Wind |
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October 18, 2021 |
Echoes Ringing in the Dark |
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August 9, 2021 |
Fountains of Titanium |
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May 3, 2021 |
Strange Blast Near the Galactic Center |
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March 22, 2021 |
Big Big Blast |
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March 8, 2021 |
Taking a Hard Look at a Pulsar's Wind |
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February 1, 2021 |
Life and Death Interacting |
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October 19, 2020 |
A Nebula's Gamma-ray Heartbeat |
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August 31, 2020 |
Kepler: The Movie |
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August 24, 2020 |
Playing at a Wake |
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August 17, 2020 |
Field of Fireworks |
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July 13, 2020 |
Stitching the Material World |
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May 25, 2020 |
Re-Arranging the Stellar Nursery |
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February 10, 2020 |
Cracking the Crab |
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January 13, 2020 |
XMM-Newton at 20: The Carina Nebula |
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December 23, 2019 |
Bits of Our Legacy |
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December 2, 2019 |
In Life-Giving Color |
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November 18, 2019 |
TeraVolt SNR |
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October 21, 2019 |
Chandra XX: Reach for the Sky |
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August 6, 2019 |
Astronomers Discover Giant Glowing Octopus |
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April 1, 2019 |
Is a Star Born? |
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February 25, 2019 |
The Selfless Gift |
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December 24, 2018 |
A New View of Tycho |
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October 1, 2018 |
Blowing a Hot Bubble |
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April 23, 2018 |
Multicolor Crab |
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March 19, 2018 |
New View of the Hot Crescent |
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February 26, 2018 |
Enrichment |
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December 18, 2017 |
Feeding Back |
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July 24, 2017 |
Catching a New Crab |
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July 10, 2017 |
Commemorating SN 1987a |
![Composite image of SN 1987a at 30 Composite image of SN 1987a at 30](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/sn1987a_composite_small.jpg) |
March 6, 2017 |
Blob and Bubble |
![HST and Chandra image of Hanny's Voorwerp HST and Chandra image of Hanny's Voorwerp](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/voorwerp_chandra_small.jpg) |
August 22, 2016 |
The Expansion of Tycho |
![Chandra X-ray images of Tycho SNR from 2000 and 2015](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/tycho15yr_chandra_small.jpg) |
May 30, 2016 |
Type Ia Trigger |
![Chandra X-ray image of SNR G1.9+0.3 Chandra X-ray image of SNR G1.9+0.3](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/G1.9+0.3_chandra_small.jpg) |
April 4, 2016 |
Astrosat First Light |
![Astrosat First Light Image of the Crab Nebula Astrosat First Light Image of the Crab Nebula](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/astrosat_firstlight_small.jpg) |
October 19, 2015 |
Hot Stuff in Thor's Helmet |
![X-ray and optical composite image of the Thor's Helmet nebula (NGC 2359) X-ray and optical composite image of the Thor's Helmet nebula (NGC 2359)](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/thor_xmm_small.jpg) |
June 8, 2015 |
Remnant of Destruction |
![IR, optical and X-ray image of supernova remnant N49 IR, optical and X-ray image of supernova remnant N49](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/n49_composite_small.jpg) |
May 18, 2015 |
An Asymmetric Supernova |
![Spectral lines of Ti44 from SN 1987a detected by NuSTAR Spectral lines of Ti44 from SN 1987a detected by NuSTAR](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/sn1987a_nustar_small.jpg) |
May 11, 2015 |
Single Degenerate |
![X-ray (Suzaku and Chandra) and optical image of SNR 3C397 X-ray (Suzaku and Chandra) and optical image of SNR 3C397](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/3C397_suzaku_small.jpg) |
April 13, 2015 |
Why Not Round? |
![3-color X-ray image from Chandra of G299.2-2.9 plus 2MASS IR image 3-color X-ray image from Chandra of G299.2-2.9 plus 2MASS IR image](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/g299_chandra_small.jpg) |
February 16, 2015 |
The Complete Puppis A |
![Chandra and XMM X-ray color image of Puppis A Chandra and XMM X-ray color image of Puppis A](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/puppisa_chandra_small.jpg) |
September 29, 2014 |
Bulldozer |
![Multiwavelength image of SNR G352.7-0.1 Multiwavelength image of SNR G352.7-0.1](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/g352_chandra_small.jpg) |
April 21, 2014 |
A Sloshing Supernova? |
![NuSTAR and Chandra view of Cas A NuSTAR and Chandra view of Cas A](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/casa_nustar_small.jpg) |
February 24, 2014 |
Making the List |
![Fermi and optical image of the Jellyfish Nebula Fermi and optical image of the Jellyfish Nebula](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/boty_fermi_small.jpg) |
December 23, 2013 |
Diagnosing Dead Stars | ![Multiwavelength view of a new SNR in the LMC](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/lmcsnr_xmm_small.jpg) | December 16, 2013 |
Hidden Supernova | ![Chandra image of G1.9+0.3 supernova remnant](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/g19_chandra_color_small.jpg) | July 15, 2013 |
Mosaic of 1006 | ![Chandra X-ray mosaic of SN 1006](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/sn1006_chandra_2013_small.jpg) | April 29, 2013 |
Another Rung on the Ladder | ![Chandra observation of X-ray emission from the Kepler SNR, with labels](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/kepler_chandra_small.jpg) | April 8, 2013 |
Hot Gas Inside the Eskimo | ![XMM and optical images of the Eskimo Nebula](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/eskimo_xmm_small.jpg) | March 18, 2013 |
Accelerating Jellyfish | ![Fermi gamma-ray and multiwavelength image of the JellyFish Supernova remnant](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/jellyfish_fermi_small.jpg) | February 25, 2013 |
Local Fireball | ![Chandra image of W49B supernova remnant](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/w49b_chandra_small.jpg) | February 18, 2013 |
Born Again | ![Abell30 composite image](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/abell30_composite_small.jpg) | February 11, 2013 |
Purple and Gold Super Bubble | ![Composite X-ray and optical image of DEM L50](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/deml50_chandra_small.jpg) | February 4, 2013 |
Shaping the Future | ![Herschel IR and XMM-Newton observation of W44 SNR](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/w44_xmm_herschel_small.jpg) | November 19, 2012 |
Super Powerful Kepler Super Nova? | ![Chandra image of Kepler's supernova remnant](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/keplersnr_chandra_small.jpg) | September 17, 2012 |
Which Way to Explode? | ![Chandra image of G350.1-0.3](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/g350_chandra_small.jpg) | February 6, 2012 |
A Guest Star, Identified | ![Infrared and X-ray image of RCW 86](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/rcw86_chandra_small.jpg) | December 12, 2011 |
Cosmic Ray Cocoon | ![Infrared and LAT/Gamma-Ray image of Cyg X star forming region](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/cygx_lat_small.jpg) | December 5, 2011 |
Slow Slowing Spin | ![Swift XRT image of RCW 103](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/rcw103_swift_small.jpg) | August 8, 2011 |
What's Tickling RCW 89? | ![Chandra image of PSR B1509-58 and RCW89](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/rcw89_chandra_small.jpg) | June 13, 2011 |
In the Way | ![Tycho SNR in X-rays](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/tycho_arc_chandra_small.jpg) | June 6, 2011 |
Feedback | ![X-ray Map of the Carina Nebula](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/carina_chandra_small.jpg) | May 30, 2011 |
Tycho Stripes | ![X-ray Stripes in Tycho's SNR](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/tychostripes_chandra_small.jpg) | April 4, 2011 |
Hot HOt HOT | ![X-ray Nebula around NGC 346](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/ngc346_chandra_small.jpg) | February 14, 2011 |
Ornamental | ![Chandra + HST image of SNR 0509](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/snr0509_chandra_small.jpg) | December 20, 2010 |
Reach for the Sky | ![Chandra image of pulsar wind nebula](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/b1509_chandra_small.jpg) | July 26, 2010 |
Focusing on the Accelerators | ![Fermi and composite image of W44](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/w44_fermi_small.jpg) | March 1, 2010 |
Overcooked Fossil Jellyfish | ![Suzaku view of the Jellyfish Nebula](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/jellyfish_suzaku_small.jpg) | January 4, 2010 |
The Shape of Things that Were | ![Chandra view of two types of supernova remnants](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/typingsnrs_chandra_small.jpg) | December 21, 2009 |
405 | ![X-ray images of Kepler's Supernovae](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/kepler_xmm_small.jpg) | August 24, 2009 |
Forwards and Backwards | ![X-ray and optical image of SNR E0102](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/e0102_chandra_opt_small.jpg) | August 10, 2009 |
What Broke the Ball? | ![X-ray and IR image of SNR 0104-72.3 and field](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/snr0104_chandra_small.jpg) | June 22, 2009 |
The Color of Carina | ![X-ray Color image of the Carina Nebula](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/carnebcolor_xmm_small.jpg) | May 25, 2009 |
Cas A in 4-D | ![X-ray movie stills of Cas A](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/casa_movie_small.jpg) | January 12, 2009 |
Blue Crab | ![X-ray image of the outer crab](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/crab2_chandra_small.jpg) | November 17, 2008 |
Once a Star | ![multi-wavelength view of SN1006](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/sn1006_multi_small.jpg) | July 7, 2008 |
Stellar Death Across the Spectrum | ![multi-wavelength view of W28](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/w28_chandra_multi_small.jpg) | June 30, 2008 |
Under a Bushel of Dust | ![VLA and Chandra composite of G1.9+0.3.](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/g19_chandra_small.jpg) | May 19, 2008 |
Found Link? | ![Chandra Image of Kes 75](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/kes75_chandra_small.jpg) | April 28, 2008 |
Transformer | ![Particle Acceleration in RXJ 1713.7-3946](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/rxj1713_suzaku_small.jpg) | February 25, 2008 |
Complement | ![Chandra and XMM images of 2 SNRs](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/snrs_chandra_xmm_small.jpg) | August 13, 2007 |
Mystery Spot | ![Suzaku image of TeV source region - possible SNR?](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/suzaku_hess_small.jpg) | July 23, 2007 |
Slowly I Turn | ![Chandra image of RCW 103](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/rcw103_chandra_small.jpg) | July 16, 2007 |
Shocking Pink | ![Chandra and Sptizer image of N132D](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/n132d_composite_small.jpg) | June 18, 2007 |
Fast Fuse | ![Chandra and XMM images of quick exploding Ia SNe](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/lmc_Ia_snrs_small.jpg) | April 23, 2007 |
Big Burst | ![Color X-ray image of the Carina Nebula by XMM](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/carneb_xmm_small.jpg) | March 12, 2007 |
Accel-a-Rama | ![Chandra acceleration map of Cas A](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/casa_accel_chandra_small.jpg) | November 20, 2006 |
Great Jupiter's Ghost | ![XMM and Hubble view of NGC 3242](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/ngc3242_xmm_small.jpg) | October 30, 2006 |
Slew View | ![rosat and xmm slew survey view of the Vela SNR](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/vela_xmm_small.jpg) | October 16, 2006 |
Gamma Cas A | ![INTEGRAL observation of Cas A](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/casa_integral_small.jpg) | September 11, 2006 |
Great Balls of Low Metallicity Fire | ![Chandra montage of LMC supernova remnants](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/lmcsnr_chandra_small.jpg) | July 17, 2006 |
Interstellar Explosion Erosion | ![Chandra and ROSAT observations of Puppis A](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/pupa_chandra_small.jpg) | February 27, 2006 |
Not Fade Away | ![XMM observations of SN 1979c](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/sn1979c_xmm_small.jpg) | December 19, 2005 |
Now Showing in the Center Ring | ![Montage of SN 1987a](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/sn1987a_chandra_hst_small.jpg) | November 28, 2005 |
CSI: LMC | ![Chandra/optical composite of DEM L316](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/deml316_chandra_small.jpg) | November 21, 2005 |
Cosmic Ray Bloom | ![Chandra image of Tycho SNR](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/tycho_chandra_small.jpg) | September 26, 2005 |
Dust to Dust | ![Chandra, HST and Spitzer composite of Cas A SNR](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/casa_composite_small.jpg) | June 20, 2005 |
X-ray Nebulae of a New Star | ![Chandra image of GK Per remnant](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/gkper_chandra_small.jpg) | May 30, 2005 |
Finding a Crab's Shell | ![g21.5-0.9 SNR X-ray shell](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/g21.5-0.9_chandra_small.jpg) | April 25, 2005 |
Inside the Eskimo | ![Eskimo Nebula Composite](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/eskimo_neb_xmm_small.jpg) | March 14, 2005 |
Pulsing Wind | ![Chandra observation of 3C58](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/3c58_torus_xray_small.jpg) | December 20, 2004 |
TeraVolt Imaging | ![TeV image of an SNR](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/snr_hess_small.jpg) | November 8, 2004 |
A Great View | ![Composite image of Kepler's SNR](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/kepler_comp_small.jpg) | October 11, 2004 |
Now with Enhanced Silicon | ![Million Second look at Cas A by Chandra](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/casa_chandra_million_small.jpg) | August 30, 2004 |
Olympian Rings | ![HETG Image of 1e0102-7219](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/1e0102_hetg_small.jpg) | August 16, 2004 |
Cosmic Ray Gun Revisited | ![XMM-Newton and VLA view of SN 1006](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/sn1006_xmm_small.jpg) | June 14, 2004 |
Normal to a Burst? | ![X-ray and IR composite of W49b](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/w49b_chandra_ir_small.jpg) | June 7, 2004 |
Blowing Bubbles, Not Forever | ![XMM-Newton Image and optical images of S308](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/s308_xmm_small.jpg) | May 10, 2004 |
A Crab Too Far | ![Chandra Image SNR 0540-69.3](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/snr0540_hrc_small.jpg) | May 3, 2004 |
A Galactic Recommended Allowance of Mg | ![Chandra Image of N49B](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/n49b_chandra_small.jpg) | March 29, 2004 |
Ornament | ![Composite Image of the SNR N63a in the LMC](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/n63a_comp_small.jpg) | December 22, 2003 |
Exhumations | ![XMM Images of Kepler's SNR](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/keplers_snr_xmm_small.jpg) | October 27, 2003 |
Stellar Epochs: Shocking Revelations | ![Chandra and optical image of NGC 6888](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/ngc6888_comp_chandra_small.jpg) | October 20, 2003 |
Resolving the Accelerator | ![Chandra image of SN 1006](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/sn1006_chandra_small.jpg) | June 30, 2003 |
What's Left of a Standard Candle | ![SNR DEM L71](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/deml71_comp_small.jpg) | March 24, 2003 |
A Supernova Beyond the Milky Way | ![Chandra Image of a Super Nova remnant in M31](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/m31_snr_chandra_small.jpg) | December 9, 2002 |
In Dying Color | ![Chandra color images of Cas-A and Tycho SNRs](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/chandra_color_snr.jpg) | September 9, 2002 |
Chandra Pinpoints a Pulsar | ![Chandra Pinpoints a pulsar](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/g54.1+0.3_chandra_small.jpg) | July 2, 2002 |
A Brightly-Colored Tombstone | ![BeppoSAX](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/n132d_color_small.jpg) | June 3, 2002 |
SNR G54.1+0.3: a Close Cousin of the Crab | ![SNR G54.1+0.3/Chandra](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/snrg54.1+0.3_small.jpg) | April 22, 2002 |
A Tarantula's X-rays | ![Tarantula Nebula Composite](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/30dorcomposite_small.jpg) | March 18, 2002 |
Stellar Post-Mortem | ![G292.0+1.8 Chandra X-ray image](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/g292_acis_color_small.jpg) | November 5, 2001 |
A Star Turned Inside Out | ![CAS A True color image](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/cas_a_color_small.jpg) | October 1, 2001 |
Chemical Segregation in Tycho | ![Tycho Image by XMM](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/tycho_xmm_small.jpg) | September 10, 2001 |
The Vicinity of a Supernova | ![Vela Wide/Chandra](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/vela_snr_wide_small.jpg) | August 27, 2001 |
Broken Star Bubble | ![ROSAT/VELA SNR](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/rosat_velasnr_small.jpg) | August 13, 2001 |
First X-rays from SN 1987A | ![SN1987A PSPC](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/sn1987a_pspc_small.jpg) | August 6, 2001 |
The Universal Distribution Center | ![XMM/NGC 132D](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/xmm_n132d_small.jpg) | May 21, 2001 |
Cosmic Ray Gun | ![ASCA/SN 1006](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/asca_sn1006_small.jpg) | November 13, 2000 |
A Shock Wave Coming and Going | ![E0102 composite](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/e0102_multi_small.jpg) | September 18, 2000 |
A Blast from the Recent Past | ![SN1987A](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/sn1987a_tiled_small.jpg) | July 31, 2000 |
Chemical Segregation in Cas A | ![Chandra/Cas A](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/cas_a_elements_small.jpg) | July 10, 2000 |
Edge of a Remnant | ![N132D/HRC](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/n132d_hrc_small.jpg) | Feb 21, 2000 |
Shards of a Star: A High-resolution X-ray Image of the Cygnus Loop | ![Cygnus Loop](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/snr_cygl_comp_small.jpg) | Jan 10, 2000 |
An X-ray picture of the bright supernova remnant SN1006 | ![SN1006](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/sn1006_small.jpg) | Nov 29, 1999 |
Chandra Observation of the Supernova Remnant Cas A | ![Cas A](/Images/objects/heapow/nebulae/chandra_cas_a_small.jpg) | Sep 20, 1999 |