James Webb Space Telescope captures star explosion in unprecedented detail
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured a detailed image of the remnant of a supernova located more than 11,000 light-years away, revealing previously unseen structures that may help us understand the role of stardust in the Universe.
The NASA Webb Space Telescope NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), thanks to its powerful near-infrared camera, has captured an image in detail captured an image of what is left of a supernova (supernova) that flared up at a distance of more than 11,000 light years from Earth. This is reported by UNN with with reference to Interesting Engineering.
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JWST has taken an impressive detailed image of Cassiopeia A (CasA), the remnant of a titanic supernova that exploded 350 years ago, more than 11,000 light-years from Earth. Even after more than three centuries, Cassiopeia A remains the most powerful source of radiation outside our solar system.
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Using a powerful near-infrared camera (NIRCam), JWST peered through the the CasA space dust. The resulting high-resolution images allow scientists to focus on the dynamic processes occurring in the supernova remnants. In particular, to identify previously unseen structures of the shell made of material that expanding when it hits the gas emitted by the star. The study of the structures may may answer scientists' questions about how stardust spreads in the Universe, and how it helps to ultimately create life.
Thanks to NIRCam's resolution, we can now see how the dying star shattered completely during the explosion, leaving behind filaments that look like tiny shards of glass
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