The James Webb Space Telescope has captured new imagery of supernova remnant Cassiopeia A. It is 11,000 light-years away in ...

There is a lot of complicated but beautiful physics in understanding how this explosion takes place,” says Purdue University ...

This time-lapse video using data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope highlights the evolution of one light echo in the vicinity of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A.

"We think every dense, dusty region that we see, and most of the ones we don't see, look like this on the inside — we just ...

Learn about the thermal light echo, observed by NASA, that causes intricate layers of interstellar gas and dust to emit an ...

The James Webb Space Telescope captured photos of one of the earliest supernovas ever seen using infrared technology, and creating a time lapse of the phenomena.

The remnant cloud known as Cassiopeia A illustrates the final stage of a star's life. In images captured by the James Webb ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the infrared glow of an ancient supernova's light echo, revealing ...

Supernovae are one of the most useful events in all of astronomy. Scientists can directly measure their power, their spin, ...

A light echo is created when a star explodes or erupts, flashing light into surrounding clumps of dust and causing them to shine in an ever-expanding pattern.

When Pagan and DePasquale first receive the images, they appear in black and white. The colors are added to the image later, ...

NASA's stunning images enhance our understanding of stars' life cycles and essential elements in the universe.