Jay-qu Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 A new image taken with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope provides a detailed look at the tattered remains of a supernova explosion known as 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. The image is a composite made from 18 separate images taken in December 2004 using Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS). Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration Acknowledgment: R. Fesen (Dartmouth College) and J. Long (ESA/Hubble) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwes99_03 Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 Didn't the site say something about the remnants are about 2000 years post supernova, too. This isn't a newborn supernova, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay-qu Posted August 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 no not new, its a fairly old remenant, you can see the gas has spread some-what Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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