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    Cassiopeia A

    Date: 30 Aug 2006
    Satellite: Hubble Space Telescope
    Depicts: Cassiopeia A, Cas A, SNR 111.7-02.1, W 81, SN 1680
    Copyright: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration
    Acknowledgement: Robert A. Fesen (Dartmouth College, USA) and James Long (ESA/Hubble)

    A new image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope provides a detailed look at the tattered remains of the supernova explosion Cassiopeia A (Cas A). It is the youngest known remnant from a supernova explosion in the Milky Way. The new Hubble image shows the complex and intricate structure of the star's shattered fragments.


    Last Update: 30 Aug 2006

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    • See also
    • Cassiopeia A - The colourful supernova remnant [heic0609]

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