Space / 2012-03-14
Echoes of a Stellar Ending
NASA's image library records Echoes of a Stellar Ending.
Listed as Cassiopeia A, this remnant of the supernova is one of the brightest radio sources in the known universe. More recently, NASA WISE telescope detected infrared echoes of the flash of light rippling outwards from the supernova.
A CLOSER LOOK
Listed as Cassiopeia A, this remnant of the supernova is one of the brightest radio sources in the known universe. More recently, NASA WISE telescope detected infrared echoes of the flash of light rippling outwards from the supernova.
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FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE
NASA Image and Video LibraryEchoes of a Stellar EndingOriginal explanation based on the sources above. Images carry their own reuse terms.