Webb · Universe
NASA's Webb stuns with a new high-definition look at an exploded star
NASA · 6 min read
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has released its highest-resolution infrared image yet of Cassiopeia A, the remnant of a star that exploded roughly 340 years ago as seen from Earth.
The colors translate invisible mid-infrared wavelengths into detail scientists can study: clumps of warm dust glow orange and red, while filaments of ionized gas trace the leading edge of the blast wave.
Researchers were surprised by a large, looping structure in the inner shell — nicknamed the Green Monster — whose origin remains debated and is the focus of follow-up observations.
