"W49B is a highly distorted supernova remnant. Instead of radiating out symmetrically, W49B's exploding star shot more material out from its poles than it did from its equator. About 1,000 years old, as seen from Earth, the remnant is located about 26,000 light-years away.
Credits: Chandra X-ray Observatory" image uploaded on Oct. 8, 2020, 3:58 p.m. | Damadam