In 3D
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Cassiopeia A Supernova
- Classification
- 3D model
- Held by
- NASA/T. Delaney, NASA
- Credit
- NASA/T. Delaney
- Licence
- Not subject to copyright in the United States (NASA), as NASA states it.
- Who can see it
- Teens profiles and older: its museum says too little about what it shows to place it for younger viewers. How works are placed
About this object
Cassiopeia A (Cas A) is the debris field left behind after a massive star exploded. This explosion would have appeared in Earth’s sky over 300 years ago. Scientists have combined data from Chandra, NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, and ground-based facilities to construct a unique 3D model of the 300-year old remains of a stellar explosion […]