Space / 2011-10-24
All That Remains of Exploded Star
NASA's image library records All That Remains of Exploded Star.
Infrared images from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope and Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer are combined in this image of RCW 86, the dusty remains of the oldest documented example of an exploding star, or supernova.
A CLOSER LOOK
Infrared images from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope and Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer are combined in this image of RCW 86, the dusty remains of the oldest documented example of an exploding star, or supernova.
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FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE
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