NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) recently captured a stunningly detailed image of Cassiopeia A, which was formed by one of the most powerful explosions in the universe, which occurred 340 years ago but is still being studied by astronomers.

The publication Inverse writes about it. 

"

Cassiopeia A - ts

is the most recent supernova in our galaxy.

Astronomers are scrutinizing it, hoping to recreate the life and death of a giant star from the debris of its last explosion. 

The latest image of the cosmic debris cloud, taken by JWST using the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), may shed light on how the explosive deaths of giant stars help disperse the ingredients for life across the galaxy," the report said.

There used to be

a massive star, but about 340 years ago it disappeared in a bright flash of light. 

The giant star burned through the last remnants of its fuel, and without the pressure of nuclear fusion to counteract the crushing weight of the star, its outer layers instantly collapsed inward. 

This collapse triggered

a huge explosion, one of the largest and most powerful in the universe, which ejected the star's former contents into space

.

Today, the slowly expanding cloud of gas and dust that was once a star is about ten light-years across, and its outer edge is pushing into the shell of cooler gas and dust that once surrounded the star system. 

The photo shows how Mr

the silty debris of a giant star's devastating death glows fiery orange and red as it collides with interstellar dust.

Photo: Inverse

We will remind you that astronomers have discovered an extremely large black hole.

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