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More than four centuries after the brilliant star explosion, this supernova remnant still shines! ✨
This composite image combines infrared and X-ray observations.
Credit: MPIA/NASA/Calar Alto Observatory
#OnThisDay, 28 Nov 1967, PhD student Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovers the existence of pulsars.
Not included in the 1974 Nobel prize for the discovery, Bell received a £3m prize for her work in 2018. She's using it to set up a foundation to improve diversity in STEM.