Cassiopeia A, Kids' Puzzle Celestial

Cassiopeia A, Kids' Puzzle CelestialCassiopia A A new high definition image from NASAs James Webb Space Telescopes 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. The most noticeable colors in Webbs newest image are clumps of bright orange and light pink that make up the inner shell of the supernova remnant. These tiny knots of gas,

7 microns light as blue

It has a prominent central bulge represented in blue that shows the location of older stars

000 years old)

The pink gas represents energized hydrogen

the intricate details of the filament structure of the inner ring are particularly visible in this dataset

showing off a lot more of Herbig-Haro 46/47

That's here

Lasting Visions of the Cosmos:

3 million light-years)

7 microns of light as blue

2 arcminutes across (10 lightyears)

above a southern latitude spanning from about 40 to 74 degrees