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NASA’s Webb telescope releases image of exploded star

By Jack Birle
Published December 13, 2023 12:42am ET
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NASA’s Webb telescope releases image of exploded star
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) unveils intricate details of supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A), and shows the expanding shell of material slamming into the gas shed by the star before it exploded. (NASA photo) | NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Danny Milisavljevic (Purdue University), Ilse De Looze (UGent), Tea Temim (Princeton University)


NASA released new images from its James Webb Space Telescope displaying the vivid colors of Cassiopeia A, a supernova remnant.

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