Dance of the Light Echoes
This composite image from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope shows the remnant of a star that exploded, called Cassiopeia A center and its surrounding light echoes -- dances of light through dusty clouds, created when stars blast apart.
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NASA ID
PIA10725
Date Created
May 29, 2008
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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