{"id":600773,"date":"2023-12-11T19:20:16","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T16:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/james-webb-yields-stunning-high-res-image-of-exploded-star\/"},"modified":"2023-12-11T19:20:16","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T16:20:16","slug":"james-webb-yields-stunning-high-res-image-of-exploded-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/james-webb-yields-stunning-high-res-image-of-exploded-star\/","title":{"rendered":"#James Webb yields stunning high-res image of exploded star"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a393fa5d346a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a393fa5d346a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/james-webb-yields-stunning-high-res-image-of-exploded-star\/#Ionised_gases_and_supernova_offsprings\" >Ionised gases and supernova offsprings<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n                            The James Webb Telescope\u2019s new image of Cassiopeia A (Cas A), a supernova remnant that is located 1,000 light-years away, has marked a new era in the study of its explosion.<\/p>\n<p>Already in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Science_Exploration\/Space_Science\/Webb\/Webb_reveals_new_details_in_Cassiopeia_A\">April 2023<\/a>, Webb\u2019s MIRI (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Science_Exploration\/Space_Science\/Webb\/MIRI_factsheet\">Mid-Infrared Instrument<\/a>) revealed new and surprising features within the inner shell of Cas A. Interestingly, many of those features are invisible in the latest image by the telescope\u2019s NIRCam <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Science_Exploration\/Space_Science\/Webb\/Webb_s_instruments\">(Near-Infrared Camera<\/a>), while the NIRCam image <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears also less colourful than the one provided by MIRI.<\/p>\n<p>But according to researchers, this is simply the result of different wavelengths \u2014 and instead of showing less information, the new image actually reveals intricate details.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1402229 js-lazy\" alt=\"James Webb telescope images of Cas A star \" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/12\/Untitled-design-22-5.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/12\/Untitled-design-22-5.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/12\/Untitled-design-22-5-280x158.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/12\/Untitled-design-22-5-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/12\/Untitled-design-22-5-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/12\/Untitled-design-22-5-796x448.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/12\/Untitled-design-22-5-1200x675.jpg 1200w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fdeep-tech%2F2023%2F12%2F11%2Fjames-webb-high-res-image-exploded-star%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: On the left, the image from the NIRCam. On the right, the image from the MIRI. Credit:NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, D. Milisavljevic (Purdue University), T. Temim (Princeton University), I. De Looze (University of Gent)\" data-title=\"Share On the left, the image from the NIRCam. On the right, the image from the MIRI. Credit:NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, D. Milisavljevic (Purdue University), T. Temim (Princeton University), I. De Looze (University of Gent) on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share On the left, the image from the NIRCam. On the right, the image from the MIRI. Credit:NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, D. Milisavljevic (Purdue University), T. Temim (Princeton University), I. De Looze (University of Gent) on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>On the left, the image from the NIRCam. On the right, the image from the MIRI. Credit:NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, D. Milisavljevic (Purdue University), T. Temim (Princeton University), I. De Looze (University of Gent)<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1402229\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/12\/Untitled-design-22-5.jpg\" alt=\"James Webb telescope images of Cas A star \" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/12\/Untitled-design-22-5.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/12\/Untitled-design-22-5-280x158.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/12\/Untitled-design-22-5-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/12\/Untitled-design-22-5-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/12\/Untitled-design-22-5-796x448.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/12\/Untitled-design-22-5-1200x675.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>The most vivid colours of Webb\u2019s latest image are orange and pink, displaying a mixture of gases, cosmic dust, and molecules. When compared to the mid-infrared view, the near-infrared view shows Cas A\u2019s inner cavity rather colourless, looking like whitish smoke instead of having a deep orange and red shade.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper latest channel-cta hs-embed-tnw\">\n<div id=\"hs-embed-tnw\" class=\"channel-cta-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"channel-cta-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/events.tnw\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/div>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/events.tnw\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"channel-cta-input\">\n<p class=\"channel-cta-title\">The &lt;3 of EU tech<\/p>\n<p class=\"channel-cta-tagline\">The latest rumblings from the EU tech scene, a story from our wise ol&#8217; founder Boris, and some questionable AI art. It&#8217;s free, every week, in your inbox. Sign up now!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Scientists believe that this view actually marks where the supernova blast wave is smashing into the surrounding circumstellar material. They also conclude that the white colour is light form synchrotron radiation, generated by charged particles <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ling at extremely high speeds and spiralling around magnetic field lines.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ionised_gases_and_supernova_offsprings\"><\/span>Ionised gases and supernova offsprings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Another difference between the two images is that the loop of green light in the supernova\u2019s central cavity, which glowed through MIRI, isn\u2019t visible in the NIRCam image. But while the previously unexplainable \u201cGreen Monster\u201d doesn\u2019t appear in the newest image, it\u2019s possible to see circular holes outlined in purple and white emissions, which represent ionised gases.<\/p>\n<p>According to the research team, this is the result of the supernova debris pushing through and carving gas left behind by the star before it exploded.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the NIRCAM unveiled a never before seen feature: an offspring of the main supernova, named Baby Cas A, at the bottom right corner of the camera\u2019s view.<\/p>\n<p>James Webb is not only the largest, but also the most powerful telescope ever sent into space, and it has already yielded some of the clearest and most spectacular images of stars and galaxies.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s an international collaboration between NASA, ESA, and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Already in April 2023, Webb\u2019s MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) revealed new and surprising features within the inner shell of Cas A. 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