Champagne Supernova - Oasis

[c_s_1987]

As I have studied astronomy at uni this year, I couldn't resist this.

Cassiopeia A - The Colorful Aftermath of a Violent Stellar Death

A new image taken with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope provides a detailed look at the tattered remains of a supernova explosion known as Cassiopeia A (Cas A). It is the youngest known remnant from a supernova explosion in the Milky Way. The new Hubble image shows the complex and intricate structure of the star's shattered fragments. The image is a composite made from 18 separate images taken in December 2004 using Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS).