Cygnus Loop Nebula Wall Art including Frame PopSocket ParisDidedrot) for the HOBYS key

ParisDidedrot) for the HOBYS key programme

Color is representational: blue and cyan represent infrared light observed at wavelengths of 3

but material they are ejecting is crashing into the surroundings at speeds of that can be as high as one million kilometres per hour

The red color shows infrared light emissions

Credit: NASA/ESA

Cygnus Loop Nebula Wall Art including Frame PopSocket ParisDidedrot) for the HOBYS keyWispy tendrils of hot dust and gas glow brightly in this ultraviolet image of the Cygnus Loop nebula, taken by NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer. The nebula lies about 1,500 light years away, and is a supernova remnant, left over from a massive stellar explosion that occurred between 5,000 to 8,000 years ago. The Cygnus Loop extends over three times the size of the full moon in the night sky, and is tucked next to one of the "swan's wings" in the