# @europeanspaceagency on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DGV5jzQMS9C
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/35582200-europeanspaceagency-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-02-21T16:50:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** J.L.Lopez (@xandler80) — https://gondola.cc/xandler80

## Caption

A surprise in the outskirts of the Large Magellanic Cloud! 💥

When our XMM-Newton turned its powerful X-ray vision towards two mysterious sources of light in the Large Magellanic Cloud, scientists made an unexpected discovery.

They found two supernova remnants—echoes of long-ago stellar explosions—in a place where they weren’t supposed to be. These remnants, J0624-6948 (orange) and J0614-7251 (blue), are far from any other known supernova debris. But how did they end up there?

It turns out that the gas surrounding this part of the Large Magellanic Cloud is more electrically charged than expected—likely influenced by the interactions between the Milky Way, the Large Magellanic Cloud, and the Small Magellanic Cloud. These two cosmic leftovers are now helping us better understand our galactic neighbourhood!

The different colours of the remnants—yellow, purple, and blue—show us which elements make up different parts of them. For example, yellow = iron, which allowed scientists to confirm that J0614-7251 (image 6) is the result of a Type-Ia supernova for the first time.

What do you think about this unexpected discovery? Drop your thoughts in the comments! 

📸 europeanspaceagency /XMM-Newton/M. Sasaki et al (2025)
Acknowledgements: F. Zangrandi

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| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
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| ESA - European Space Agency | @europeanspaceagency | https://gondola.cc/europeanspaceagency | Government Organization |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Producer |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Editor |
| Hubble Space Telescope | @hubbleesa | https://gondola.cc/hubbleesa | Photographer |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Social Media Manager |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Publisher |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Copywriter |
| J.L.Lopez | @xandler80 | https://gondola.cc/xandler80 | Community Manager |

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