The Cassiopeia A supernova remnant studied with the James Webb Space Telescope
An image of the supernova remnant cataloged as Cassiopeia A (NASA, ESA, CSA, D. Milisavljevic (Purdue University), T. Temim (Princeton University), I. De Looze (UGent), J. DePasquale (STScI)), or simply Cas A, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope shows never-before-seen details of the structures present within the materials surrounding what remains of the progenitor star. These are useful details for astronomers to reconstruct the processes that take place in the last stages of the life of a massive star and the consequences of a supernova. Elements generated by the star are scattered into space, including cosmic dust in quantities that could explain the abundance discovered in early galaxies.
