High speed gas from a supernova explosion slams into dark cooler clouds of interstellar material. Shocked and heated by this tidal wave of energy, the clouds glow in bright, neon-like colors. (Image Released: February 1995)
Object Name: Cygnus Loop
Image Type: Astronomical
Credit: Jeff Hester (Arizona State University) and NASA
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