This video tours Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) image of supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A). NIRCam’s high resolution detects tiny knots of gas leftover from the star’s explosion, as well as light echoes scattered across the field of view.

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Credits:

Video: Danielle Kirshenblat (STScI)

Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI

Science: Danny Milisavljevic (Purdue University), Ilse De Looze (UGent), Tea Temim (Princeton University)