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Dissecting the Wake of a Supernova Explosion
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The elements and molecules that flew out of the Cassiopeia A star when it exploded about 300 years ago can be seen clearly for the first time in this plot of data, called a spectrum, taken by NASA Spitzer Space Telescope.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineDissecting the Wake of a Supernova Explosion. NASA/JPL, 2007-12-20. Public domain. ID: PIA10207.
