Cosmic Ornament of Gas and Dust
Summary
NASA Spitzer Space Telescope used its infrared camera to image this beautiful bulb which might look like a Christmas ornament but is the blown-out remains of a stellar explosion, or supernova.
NASA/JPL-Caltech
- Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A - Spitzer - Caltech
- Images from the Universe Gallery - NASA Photojournal
- Cosmic Ornament of Gas and Dust - NASA
- Catalog Page for PIA10206 - NASA Photojournal
- File:Dust and Gas in Supernova Remnant.jpg - Wikipedia
- File:Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A.jpg - Wikimedia Commons
- Dying Stars - Spitzer - Caltech
- Images from the Universe Gallery - NASA Photojournal
- Cosmic Ornament of Gas and Dust: Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A
- File:Cassiopeia A Supernova Wikimedia Commons - Starauto srl
Tags
cassiopeia a
spitzer space telescope
jpl
jet propulsion laboratory
cosmic
ornament
cosmic ornament
gas
dust
space
nasa
Date
20/12/2007
Location
California Institute of Technology - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
,
34.20139, -118.17341
Source
NASA
Link
Copyright info
Public Domain Dedication (CC0)