Cygnus Loop
Astronomers Have Been Watching a Supernova’s Debris Cloud Expand for Decades with Hubble
Twenty thousand years ago, a star in the constellation Cygnus went supernova. Like all supernovae, the explosion released a staggering…
1 year ago
Hubble’s Photo of the Cygnus Loop is, Of Course, Incredible
If you’re a Star Trek fan, you may think the above image portrays the "Nexus" from the movie Star Trek:…
4 years ago
One of the Largest Astronomical Images Ever Made
The northern portion of the Cygnus Loop, as seen in an enormous new panorama from the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO)…
12 years ago