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Cassiopeia A

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Cassiopeia A [‚kas·ē·ə′pē·ə ′ā]
(astronomy)
One of the strongest discrete radio sources, located in the constellation Cassiopeia, associated with patches of filamentary nebulosity which are probably remnants of a supernova.
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Byline: ANI Washington, November 5 (ANI): NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has come across evidence for a thin veil of carbon on the neutron star in the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant.
Carbon atmosphere discovered on neutron star by Asian News International
The pictures show clumps and filaments of dust set aglow by radiation from Cassiopeia A.
Rumblings from a dead star by Science News
The new image shows red, white, blue, pink and green gas streamers flowing from Cassiopeia A, part of the constellation Cassiopeia - named for an Ethiopian queen.
Hubble's firework explosion by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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