False-colour image of supernova remnant Cassiopeia A in constellation Cassiopeia, 10,000 light-years away. It is the remnant of a once massive star that died in a supernova explosion. Credit NASA. Science Astronomy

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False-colour image of supernova remnant Cassiopeia A in constellation Cassiopeia, 10,000 light-years away. It is the remnant of a once massive star that died in a supernova explosion. Credit NASA. Science Astronomy

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