2026 June 02 - The Vela Supernova Remnant

In today's image, we see the remnant of a star that would have been seen to explode her on Earth 12,000 years ago. At the center would be a pulsar - a rapidly rotating neutron star.My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel.This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast.I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.