Cassiopeia A supernova remnant
Cassiopeia A, a supernova remnant about 11,000 light-years from Earth. Glowing shells of gas surround the centre of the exploded star.
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- By
- X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO, NASA/JPL/Caltech/NuStar; Optical: NASA/STScI/HST; IR: NASA/STScI/JWST, NASA/JPL/CalTech/SST; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/J. Schmidt, N. Wolk, and K. Arcand
- Licence
- Public domain (opens in a new tab): free for any use, including commercial
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab)
- Tags
- cassiopeia, supernova remnant, astronomy, space
Credit (appreciated, not required)
Photo: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO, NASA/JPL/Caltech/NuStar; Optical: NASA/STScI/HST; IR: NASA/STScI/JWST, NASA/JPL/CalTech/SST; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/J. Schmidt, N. Wolk, and K. Arcand via Pixy (https://pixy.org/374153/)
