[CH] NASA studies Ring o'Fire
Marc Norman (Marc.Norman@mq.edu.au)
Mon, 23 Feb 1998 09:38:45 +1000
the mind reels with metaphorical implications...
SUPERNOVA BLAST WAVE LIGHTS UP ITS RING
A Space Science Update, called "Ring of Fire: Shock Wave Sheds New
Light on Fading Supernova," will feature new Hubble Space Telescope images
by astronomers who have discovered the first evidence that a shock wave
pushed ahead of material ejected by the famous supernova 1987A is beginning
to hit the rings, causing them to light up from the energy of the impact.
In coming months other parts of the ring are expected to brighten to
thousands of times their present levels as the shock wave hits.