Australian researchers have processed radio telescope observations, including a highly detailed image of a supernova remnant, 24 hours following reaching the first stage of Australia’s latest supercomputing system. The very high data rates and huge data volumes of new generation radio telescopes such as ASKAP require highly capable programs running on supercomputers. The new computer obtained a wonderful image of a cosmic body known as the supernova remnant “G261.9 + 5.5”, estimated to be more than a million years old, and located 10,000 to 15,000 light-years away from us, and this body was classified in our galaxy for the first time as a supernova remnant. by radio astronomer Cerro Eric in 1967, using observations of the Moriyang Radio Telescope.
The material ejected from the explosion seeps outward into the surrounding interstellar medium at supersonic speeds, sweeping away gas and any material it encounters along the way, compressing and heating it in the process.
