![]() sig07-003 01.09.07 Luminous Blue Variable HD168625: Destined To Be a Supernova?A Luminous Blue Variable star, HD168625, is surrounded by a bipolar nebula that is similar to the one around SN1987A.... view image |
![]() sig06-030 11.29.06 Stellar Debris in the Large Magellanic CloudThis is a composite image from Spitzer, Chandra and Hubble of N49, the brightest supernova remnant in optical light i... view image |
![]() ssc2006-20a 10.27.06 Where Galactic Snakes LiveThis infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows what astronomers are referring to as a "snake" (upper l... view image |
![]() ssc2006-20b 10.27.06 Where Galactic Snakes Live (Artistically Enhanced)This infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows what astronomers are referring to as a "snake" (upper l... view image |
![]() ssc2006-19b 10.26.06 Cassiopeia A: Once an Onion, Always an OnionThis artist's concept illustrates a massive star before and after it blew up in a cataclysmic supernova explosion. Th... view image |
![]() ssc2006-19a 10.26.06 Lighting up a Dead Star's LayersThis image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the scattered remains of an exploded star named Cassiopeia A. Sp... view image |
![]() sig06-028 10.25.06 NASA's Great Observatory View of the Crab NebulaA star's spectacular death in the constellation Taurus was observed on Earth as the supernova of 1054 A.D. Now, almos... view image |
![]() sig06-026 10.24.06 Seeing Stars in SerpensInfant stars are glowing gloriously in this infrared image of the Serpens star-forming region, captured by NASA's Spi... view image |
![]() sig06-018 06.08.06 Supernova Dust Factory in M74Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have spotted a "dust factory" thirty million light-years away in the... view image |
![]() sig06-016 06.06.06 Dusty Death of a Massive StarThe supernova remnant 1E0102.2-7219 (inset) revealed by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope sits next to the nebula N76 in... view image |
![]() sig06-012 05.10.06 The (Almost) Invisible Aftermath of a Massive Star's DeathFor the universe's biggest stars, even death is a show. Massive stars typically end their lives in explosive cataclys... view image |
![]() sig05-004 06.11.05 Crab Nebula Supernova Remnant (Spitzer/IRAC-MIPS Image)The Crab Nebula is the shattered remnant of a massive star that ended its life in a massive supernova explosion. This... view image |
![]() ssc2005-14c 06.09.05 Cassiopeia A: Death Becomes HerThis stunning multi-mission picture shows off the many sides of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A. It is made up of ... view image |
![]() ssc2005-14b 06.09.05 Dead Star RumblesThis Spitzer Space Telescope composite shows the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (white ball) and surrounding clouds o... view image |
![]() ssc2005-14a 06.09.05 A Year in the Life of an Infrared EchoThese Spitzer Space Telescope images, taken one year apart, show the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A and surrounding c... view image |
![]() sig05-003 06.01.05 Crab Nebula Supernova Remnant (Spitzer/IRAC Image)The Crab Nebula is the shattered remnant of a massive star that ended its life in a massive supernova explosion. This... view image |
![]() ssc2004-15b 10.06.04 Kepler's Supernova Remnant: Views from Chandra, Hubble and SpitzerThese images represent views of Kepler's supernova remnant taken in X-rays, visible light, and infrared radiation. Th... view image |
![]() ssc2004-15a 10.06.04 NASA's Great Observatories Provide a Detailed View of Kepler's Supernova RemnantNASA's three Great Observatories -- the Hubble Space Telescope, the Spitzer Space Telescope, and the Chandra X-ray Ob... view image |