Hubble Space Telescope managers released another spectacular photo–triggering a wave of coverage of something with no practical value (read: no nut graf) but that surely will inspire many to awe. It shows the remnants of a supernova called Cassiopeia A, the youngest known supernova in our galaxy, having exploded only about 340 years ago.
The picture here doesn’t do it justice. For a selection of higher resolution versions check out the European Home Page for the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope here.
Space.com has a brief story.
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