Cassiopeia A: Supernova Flashback

10.01.08

The Cassiopeia A supernova's first flash of radiation makes six clumps of dust unusually hot.

Band	Wavelength	Telescope
Infrared	24.0 µm	Spitzer MIPS

	June 5 NASA's Spitzer Sees Milky Way's Blooming Countryside
	May 16 Galaxy's Ring of Fire
	May 6 NASA's Spitzer Puts Planets in a Petri Dish
	April 3 A Confetti-Like Collection of Stars
	February 7 NASA Telescopes Discover Strobe-like Flashes
	January 8 NASA Telescopes See Weather Patterns in Brown Dwarf

	June 5 Life and Death Intermingled
	June 5 Galaxies in Hiding
	June 5 Galaxies in Hiding
	June 5 Stars Shoot Jets in Cosmic Playground
	June 5 Bubbles Within Bubbles (annotated)