  A summary of X-ray observations of supernova remnants is presented including
the explosion fragment A of the Vela SNR, Tycho, N132D, RX J0852-4622, the Crab
Nebula and the 'bulls eye', and SN 1987A, high-lighting the progress made with
Chandra and XMM-Newton and touching upon the questions which arise from these
observations and which might inspire future research.
