Pan: Hubble explores explosive aftermath in NGC 298
The spiral galaxy NGC 298 basks in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. NGC 298 lies around 89 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus, and appears isolated in this image — only a handful of distant galaxies and foreground stars accompany the lonely galaxy. While NGC 298 seems peaceful, in 1986 it was host to one of astronomy's most extreme events: a catastrophic stellar explosion known as a Type II supernova.
Credit:ESA/Hubble & NASA, C. Kilpatrick
Music: Stellardrone - Billions and Billions
About the Video
Id: | potw2322a |
Release date: | 29 May 2023, 06:00 |
Duration: | 30 s |
Frame rate: | 25 fps |