Hercules A Wall Art Size:COSMIC (48 X 32) This work is based on

This work is based on Chandra observations of the remains of a supernova called Cassiopeia A

just to the north of Orion’s belt

such as these made by the LABOCA camera on APEX

it is so distant that

diffuse clouds of ionized gas that emit their own light

Hercules A Wall Art Size:COSMIC (48 X 32) This work is based onSpectacular jets are powered by the gravitational energy of a supermassive black hole in the core of the elliptical galaxy Hercules A. The jets shoot through space for millions of trillions of miles. This image, taken by the Hubble Telescope, was originally released in November 2012. Image Credit: NASA, ESA, S. Baum and C. O'Dea (RIT), R. Perley and W. Cotton (NRAO AUI NSF), and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI AURA)