The Green Monster!

What's the fuzz about it?

Remnants of a supernova. Such a huge explosion that created amazing artifacts.

Some quick facts about the Green Monster! It's not that scary.

The green outlines of the supernova signify radioactive nickel.
The image was composed from many different telescopes to create something beautiful!
Telescope data include:
- James Webb
- Chandra
- Spitzer
- Hubble
- NuSTAR

Supernova is labeled with different areas that represent different chemical elements — Fig.1 - Cassiopeia Remnants, labeled (Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO).

Supernova data shows xrays only — Fig.2 - Cassiopeia Remnants, X-rays (Credit:NASA/CXC/SAO).

Supernova data shows infrared light only — Fig.3 - Cassiopeia Remnants, Infrared (Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/Milisavljevic et al.).

References

Vink, J. et al. 2024, ApJ, submitted. Milisavljevic, D. et al. 2024, ApJ, submitted.

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