The Cartwheel Galaxy, shaped like two rings, is located 500 million light-years away from Earth. It is a spiral galaxy, which merged with its neighboring small galaxy several million years ago. For this reason, its two-ringed shape was formed.
ESO’s New Technology Telescope (NTT) was used to capture the images of the explosion in the star located in it. This telescope is present in Chile. Astronomers got the snapshot in December 2021, after which they detected a supernova in the lower-left region of the galaxy.
An explosion in a star can be observed for many months and even years. The Cartwheel Galaxy’s supernova looks brand new. ESO compared the pictures of this galaxy taken in the year 2014, then they did not see any supernova then.
Scientists also used NASA’s Asteroid Terstial Impact Alert System in Hawaii to capture cartwheel supernovae. Using these devices and data, scientists confirmed that the recent explosion was a Type II supernova.
Talking about some unique discoveries, earlier this year, scientists have also discovered a planet that looks like a potato. Researchers have discovered a planet named WASP-103b, which is about 1,500 light-years away from Earth. Scientists say that its shape is like a potato or rugby ball. But why is this planet strangely shaped? Astronomers say that WASP-103b is located around an F-type star. This star is bigger than our Sun. This planet is also big. It is one and a half times that of Jupiter. The planet is the size of a potato because of its close proximity to its star.
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