Bruce Murray Space Image Library

Supernova remnant Cassiopeia A in x-ray

Supernova remnant Cassiopeia A in x-ray
Supernova remnant Cassiopeia A in x-ray This image of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A combines some of the first X-ray data collected by NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer, shown in magenta, with high-energy X-ray data from NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory, in blue. NASA/CXC/SAO/IXPE