Supernova Remnant

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These nebulae are the creations of ancient supernovas - the violent explosions of massive stars at the end of their lives. The most famous example is the Crab Nebula, created by a well-documented supernova on July 4, 1054.

The supernova remnant pictured to the right was taken by the Hubble Space Telescope of nebula N132D in the Large Magellanic Cloud - a small, satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.

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