{"id":213666,"url":"https://www.kudos365.com/news/213666-the-mermaid-nebula-supernova-remnant-06-11-26","short_url":"https://www.kudos365.com/news/213666","headline":"The Mermaid Nebula Supernova Remnant • 06/11/26","content":"\u003cp\u003eNASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCould the Little Mermaid turn into stardust instead of seafoam?   It would seem so in this beautiful nebula.   The featured image shows the Mermaid Nebula, also known as the Betta Fish Nebula, which is part of the G296.5+10.0 Supernova Remnant.   The blue color visible here originates from doubly ionized oxygen (OIII), while the deep red is emitted by hydrogen gas.   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Estimated to be located a few thousand light-years away and about 10,000 years old, this nebula was formed when a massive star exploded as a supernova. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t It left behind a peculiar pulsar, a young radio-quiet neutron star that spins around about twice every second.   The bright stars shown in the image are unassociated with the nebula.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   The pulsar can be detected in the X-rays but it does not have a confirmed detection in the optical (visible light) so far.   As a result, the pulsar itself is not visible in this image.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003ePhoto by Data acquisition: Sy Ming Wong; Processing: Guangyan Gao\n Text: \nCecilia Chirenti \n(NASA\nGSFC, \nUMCP, \nCRESST II)\u003c/p\u003e","content_plain":"NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day:\n\nCould the Little Mermaid turn into stardust instead of seafoam?   It would seem so in this beautiful nebula.   The featured image shows the Mermaid Nebula, also known as the Betta Fish Nebula, which is part of the G296.5+10.0 Supernova Remnant.   The blue color visible here originates from doubly ionized oxygen (OIII), while the deep red is emitted by hydrogen gas.   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Estimated to be located a few thousand light-years away and about 10,000 years old, this nebula was formed when a massive star exploded as a supernova. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t It left behind a peculiar pulsar, a young radio-quiet neutron star that spins around about twice every second.   The bright stars shown in the image are unassociated with the nebula.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   The pulsar can be detected in the X-rays but it does not have a confirmed detection in the optical (visible light) so far.   As a result, the pulsar itself is not visible in this image.\n\n\nPhoto by Data acquisition: Sy Ming Wong; Processing: Guangyan Gao\n Text: \nCecilia Chirenti \n(NASA\nGSFC, \nUMCP, \nCRESST II)","published_at":"2026-06-11T14:16:02-07:00","updated_at":"2026-06-11T17:47:31-07:00","author":{"type":"Person","name":"Specola","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/profiles/298285-specola"},"description":"Stay up-to-date with Specola on Kudos 365. View their photo published Jun/11/2026 on Science - Tech - Astronomy. Browse your favorite topics and share your expertise, too.","type":"photo","image":"https://k365pi.imgix.net/site/apod/generated/7e5a43f5-e4fe-43e4-a574-eab60b801469.jpg?auto=compress,format\u0026fit=max\u0026w=1200\u0026h=1200\u0026q=48","likes_count":1,"categories":[{"name":"Science - Tech - Astronomy","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/categories/986-science-tech-astronomy"}],"schema":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"CreativeWork","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/news/213666-the-mermaid-nebula-supernova-remnant-06-11-26","headline":"The Mermaid Nebula Supernova Remnant • 06/11/26","image":"https://k365pi.imgix.net/site/apod/generated/7e5a43f5-e4fe-43e4-a574-eab60b801469.jpg?auto=compress,format\u0026fit=max\u0026w=1200\u0026h=1200\u0026q=48","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Specola","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/profiles/298285-specola"},"datePublished":"2026-06-11T14:16:02-07:00","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/LikeAction","userInteractionCount":1}],"subjectOf":[{"@type":"Thing","name":"Science - Tech - Astronomy","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/categories/986-science-tech-astronomy"}]}}