is celebrating the holiday season with photographs of the remnants of a supernova star captured by the Space Telescope.The star, named Cassiopeia A (Cas A), shines brightly from roughly 11,000 light-years from Earth, making it look like a decoration better suited to be placed atop a tree than in the atmosphere. show the inner shell of the star's dust, looking like campfire smoke and giving off bright orange and red hues, but it's the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) that shows the remnants of Cas A reflecting the holiday spirit.
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