Supernova 3D image

When a massive star runs out of fuel, it collapses in on itself, and its remains are then expelled into the surrounding space.

This 3D image shows Cassiopeia A, as seen by the Chandra space telescope.

The expanding cloud of material left over from this supernova is now 10 light-years across, and
11,000 light years away.

The expansion shell has a temperature of around 50 million degrees, and is travelling at more than 10 million miles per hour.

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Hi-res versions:
http://chandra.harvard.edu/resources/animations/snr.html#anim_200


First 3D image of exploding star
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7814351.stm

Wikipedia article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassiopeia_A

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[sweatygummybear]

@lilceebee P.S You're retarded Ya know.

[lilceebee]

really it's imploding because if it's imploding it goes in then out but if it's exploding it just goes out not in. And sometimes if the implode is big the implode turns into a blackhole

P.S. I'm ten so yah now

[sensiblue78]

Amazing !!!!!

[SuperUniverse555]

Why did

[Picachusitha]

@wegeling =)

[Godtomanonly]

I said to this man "who do you think I am?" and he said "God" and I said "Then God I am then". And that man is my son, we are not into niceties this second time around. Contact made with leaders who are in charge of the people on my land to lift all up and out of it to where all has been made ready, they said no. They stole it, they have not budged an inch in 2000 years. I will take this to the people.

[misty8924]

we just learned this in science in the 6th grade!

[wegeling]

whe all born there

[SuperTurkeyBacon]

thats cool

[BlueIcee231]

me to...