Cassiopeia A

...models, Ho and his colleague Craig Heinke, from the University of Alberta, determined that the neutron star in Cassiopeia A, or Cas A for short, has an ultra-thin coating of carbon. This is the first time the composition of an...

In this article: Carbon, Neutron, Chandra X-ray Observatory, Hydrogen, and Helium

...finally identified the mysterious source of X-ray emissions at the center of our galaxy's youngest supernova: Inside the remains of Cassiopeia A sits a baby neutron star surrounded by a thin layer of carbon dioxide. Twenty times heavier...

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...its surface, producing a carbon atmosphere just 10 centimeters thick." Heinke is co author of a research paper on the identification of the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant as a neutron star. It will be published Nov. 5, in Nature. Great...

In this article: Carbon, Physics, Nuclear fusion, Chandra X-ray Observatory, University of Alberta, and NASA

...Hubble Space Telescope, and blue and green are data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory Cassiopeia A observed by the Hubble Space Telescope Cassiopeia A (Cas A) is a supernova remnant in the constellation Cassiopeia and the brightest...

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...eventually consist of nearly 13,000 similar antennas. Utilizing radio emissions from the approximately 300 year-old Cassiopeia A (Cas A) supernova remnant (SNR)-one of the brightest astronomical radio sources in the sky-to establish...

In this article: National Radio Astronomy Observatory, University of New Mexico, Very Large Array, and Astronomical Journal

...Flight Center, Chandra's first light image gave astronomers their first glimpse of the point source at the center of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A. Since then, Chandra has significantly expanded the frontiers of astronomy, providing...

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...the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope provides a detailed look at the tattered remains of a supernova explosion known as Cassiopeia A (Cas A). It is the youngest known remnant ... > read more Infrared Echoes Give NASA's Spitzer A Supernova...

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...per hour. That's in fact considerably slower than expected for an explosion believed to have unleashed Cassiopeia A's estimated energy. Remnants of Cassiopeia A (2D)VIDEO | The evolution of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A is shown by...

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...a dramatic three-dimensional visualization of the same remnant. Nearly ten years ago, Chandra's "First Light" image of Cassiopeia A (Cas A) revealed previously unseen structures and detail. Now, after eight years of observation, scientists...

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...in life and ultimately how it met its demise by decoding ghostly echoes of light travelling away from the remains of Cassiopeia A. Cassiopeia A is one of the most explored objects in our sky. It is the burnt-out corpse of a massive star that...

In this article: Hydrogen, Helium, Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, University of California, Subaru, New York, and Germany