Though a doomed star exploded some 20,000 years ago, its tattered remnants continue racing into space at breakneck speeds – and NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has caught the action. The nebula, called the Cygnus Loop, forms a bubble-like shape that is about 120 light-years in diameter. The distance to its center is approximately 2,600 light-years. […]
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Astrophysics Division, Goddard Space Flight Center, Hubble Space Telescope, Missions, Nebulae, Science Mission Directorate, The Universe
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September 29, 2023
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