Artist’s impression of a hot core—a warm cocoon of molecular gas surrounding a newborn star—discovered in a supernova remnant. Blue represents high-energy regions produced by the supernova explosion, while brown indicates the surrounding molecular c (IMAGE)

Niigata University

Artist’s impression of a hot core—a warm cocoon of molecular gas surrounding a newborn star—discovered in a supernova remnant. Blue represents high-energy regions produced by the supernova explosion, while brown indicates the surrounding molecular c

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Artist’s impression of a hot core—a warm cocoon of molecular gas surrounding a newborn star—discovered in a supernova remnant. Blue represents high-energy regions produced by the supernova explosion, while brown indicates the surrounding molecular clouds.

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Niigata Universitry

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