Due to the lapse in federal government funding, NASA is not updating this website.

Suggested Searches

Cassiopeia A

Filters

Choose filter logic

All Categories

All Science Org Terms

Date Range

Sizzling Remains of a Dead Star
1 min read

This new view of the historical supernova remnant Cassiopeia A, located 11,000 light-years away, was taken by NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic…

Jan 7, 2013
Article
Supernova Remnant in 3-D
4 min read

For the first time, a multiwavelength three-dimensional reconstruction of a supernova remnant has been created. This visualization of Cassiopeia A,…

Jan 6, 2009
Article
Supernova Flashback
1 min read

The Cassiopeia A supernova's first flash of radiation makes six clumps of dust (circled in annotated version) unusually hot. The…

Oct 1, 2008
Article
Dance of the Light Echoes
3 min read

This composite image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the remnant of a star that exploded, called Cassiopeia A (center)…

May 29, 2008
Article
Cauldron of Light
2 min read

A seething cauldron of light appears to bubble and ooze around the remains of a giant star that astronomers have…

May 29, 2008
Article
Cosmic Ornament of Gas and Dust
2 min read

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope used its infrared camera to image this beautiful bulb which might look like a Christmas ornament…

Dec 20, 2007
Article
Dissecting the Wake of a Supernova Explosion
2 min read

The elements and molecules that flew out of the Cassiopeia A star when it exploded about 300 years ago can…

Dec 20, 2007
Article
Lighting up a Dead Star’s Layers
1 min read

This image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the scattered remains of an exploded star named Cassiopeia A. Spitzer's infrared…

Oct 26, 2006
Article
Order Amidst Chaos of Star’s Explosion (Artist Concept)
3 min read

This artist's concept shows the explosion of a massive star, the remains of which are named Cassiopeia A. NASA's Spitzer…

Oct 26, 2006
Article