The Cassiopeia A supernova remnant is seen in a new three-dimensional format by combining data from Chandra, NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, and ground-based facilities to construct a unique 3D model of the 300-year old remains of a stellar explosion that blew a massive star apart, sending the stellar debris rushing into space at millions of miles per hour November 15, 2013.

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The Cassiopeia A supernova remnant is seen in a new three-dimensional format by combining data from Chandra, NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, and ground-based facilities to construct a unique 3D model of the 300-year old remains of a stellar explosion that blew a massive star apart, sending the stellar debris rushing into space at millions of miles per hour November 15, 2013.

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