NASA's long-lived Chandra X-ray Observatory teamed up with JWST for the first time, producing this incredibly detailed image of the…
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A Chandra X-ray Observatory image of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A. Credit: NASA/CXC Supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A) has…