Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This video tours Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) image of supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A). NIRCam’s high resolution detects tiny knots of gas leftover from the star’s explosion, as well as light echoes scattered across the field of view.
Read more: nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasas-webb-stuns-with-new-high-definition-look-at-exploded-star
Credits:
Video: Danielle Kirshenblat (STScI)
Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI
Science: Danny Milisavljevic (Purdue University), Ilse De Looze (UGent), Tea Temim (Princeton University)
This video tours Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) image of supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A). NIRCam’s high resolution detects tiny knots of gas leftover from the star’s explosion, as well as light echoes scattered across the field of view.
Read more: nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasas-webb-stuns-with-new-high-definition-look-at-exploded-star
Credits:
Video: Danielle Kirshenblat (STScI)
Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI
Science: Danny Milisavljevic (Purdue University), Ilse De Looze (UGent), Tea Temim (Princeton University)
