NASA has published the first images of the supernova Cassiopeia A – they showed that in the center of the remnant of the star is a black hole or a neutron star
A supernova exploded thousands of years ago, but light reached Earth relatively recently / Photo: NASA
Images taken by the IXPE observatory show the supernova as a cloud of accelerated cosmic particles.
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This cloud glows in X-rays, while data from the NASA Chandra X-ray Observatory, shown in blue, is also superimposed on the image, writes Gadgets 360.
Cassiopeia A has previously been studied by other telescopes. But IXPE is equipped with instruments that will allow scientists to see the object in new ways.
With the help of the X-ray mission, NASA will receive more detailed information about extreme events in space, such as supernova explosions and space collisions.
Cassiopeia A is about 10 light-years across. Scientists are studying how a supernova remnant changes over time, at the center of which is black hole or neutron star.
Cassiopeia A exploded over 14,000 years ago, but light only reached Earth about 325 years ago, it is located at a distance of 11 thousand light years from Earth.
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Source: Segodnya
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