The star exploded about 10,000 years ago, making the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A which is about 11,000 lightyears away from Earth and located in the Cassiopeia constellation. Now, the new images of ...
The Chandra X-ray Observatory has re-imaged a familiar scene of a relatively nearby exploded star, revealing new details of the chaotic aftermath. The supernova remnant, as it is called, is named ...