Loading

Cassiopeia A: Death Becomes Her

NASA/JPL-Caltech/STScI/CXC/SAO
Animation: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Ariz./STScI/CXC/SAO
2005-06-10

NASA

NASA
Washington, DC, United States

This false-color image from three of NASA Great Observatories provides one example of a star that died in a fiery supernova blast. Called Cassiopeia A, this supernova remnant is located 10,000 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia.

Show lessRead more
  • Title: Cassiopeia A: Death Becomes Her
  • Creator: NASA/JPL-Caltech/STScI/CXC/SAO<br /> Animation: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Ariz./STScI/CXC/SAO
  • Date Created: 2005-06-10
  • Rights: JPL
NASA

Get the app

Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more

Home
Discover
Play
Nearby
Favorites